A storm on B.C.’s south coast has led to ferry cancellations and power outages.
In addition to strong winds, heavy rain that began over the weekend is expected to continue, making for miserable conditions.
“Winds will come up all across the south coast this morning,” Global BC’s chief meteorologist Mark Madryga said, adding that areas away from the mountains and closer to the water — like Richmond, Delta, Surrey, Langley and the western Fraser Valley — could see gusts between 60 to 90 kilometres an hour by mid-morning through the early afternoon.
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“By early evening, the winds will still be gusty but will start to decrease quickly into the evening,” Madryga said.
Ferry cancellations
BC Ferries announced ferry cancellations on Monday morning, some due to weather conditions.
Early morning sailings between Comox and Powell River were cancelled due to high winds.
Early morning sailings between Powell River and Texada Island were also cancelled. A ferry between Tsawwassen and the Southern Gulf Islands was delayed due to adverse weather conditions.
Meanwhile, sailings between Nanaimo and Tsawwassen were cancelled due to mechanical issues on the Queen of Coquitlam. Other Tsawwassen-Nanaimo sailings on the Queen of New Westminster were cancelled due to windy weather.
BC Ferries said sailings on the Tsawwassen-Swartz Bay route would resume at 3 p.m.
Sailings to Nanaimo will resume before 5 p.m and additional sailings may be added.
Passengers at the Horseshoe Bay terminal should prepare for a possible one-sailing wait, BC Ferries said.
Up-to-date information on ferry sailings can be found here.
Coverage of Vancouver wind on Globalnews.ca:
Power outages
More than 2,000 customers in the Lower Mainland and Sunshine Coast were without power on Monday morning, according to BC Hydro.
Residents of Whistler woke up to heavy snow Monday morning with up to 20 centimetres falling in the village overnight.