RCMP said officers were called to a report of an injured person on the road in the 15600 block of Cliff Avenue at 12:41 p.m. on Dec. 23.
‘This collision was immediately and obviously serious, and that caused a complete shutdown of the highway,’ Cpl. Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol said.
Global BC senior meteorologist Kristi Gordon says more ferry cancellations and power outages are expected as the winds pick up into Thursday evening.
Chilliwack Fire Department and Emergency Health Services provided life-saving measures but the woman died at the scene.
The Ministry of Transportation has closed two major corridors: the Sea to Sky from Pemberton to Lillooet and Highway 1 from Hope to Lytton.
Environment Canada has issued warnings using its new colour-coded alert system for an atmospheric river, which is expected to arrive on the coast on Tuesday evening.
In the early hours of Nov. 14, Nanaimo RCMP officers responded to a report of a vehicle fire in a wooded area on College Drive, near the Highway 19 intersection.
The BC Extortion Task Force took over the investigation and found that it involved one primary victim and several incidents related to them.
There are currently no horses stabled at Hastings as thoroughbred racing occurs between April and October, the organization said in a Facebook post.