Freezing Temperatures

• Flash freeze to take over much of Ontario weather, some regions to get significant snow

  As Temperatures are forecast to fall rapidly, Environment Canada is warning that a flash freeze warning is in effect for a large section of Ontario on Thursday.

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  Feb 28
  
• Extreme cold in Okanagan impacting residents and businesses

  According to Global News meteorologist Peter Quinlan, the Arctic air will move out gradually starting Monday

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  Jan 12
  
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• ‘Still in a little shock’: Burst pipes from extreme cold causing big headaches in N.S.

  The freezing cold temperatures can wreak havoc on pipes, especially copper pipes which are less adaptable than polyethylene and can burst when they freeze and expand. 

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  Feb 6, 2023
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• MLHU issues first cold weather alert of 2023 for London ahead of frigid Friday forecast

  The alert will come into effect just after midnight on Friday as temperatures drop to a low of -14 C, feeling like -22, where it will remain through the afternoon.

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  Feb 2, 2023
• Plunging temperatures forecast with ‘cold spell’ coming for most of B.C.

  Temperatures on the South Coast could fall to five to 10 degrees below the seasonal average, while in the south and central Interior they could drop 10 to 20 degrees below normal

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  Jan 25, 2023
• Saskatoon colder than the North Pole, paramedics warn of ‘deadly weather’

  Troy Davies of Medavie says the extreme cold puts extra pressure on first responders as a call for a car crash or a slip and fall becomes life-threatening in such frigid weather.

  Health

  Dec 21, 2022
• Increased water main breaks prompt local emergency in Prince Rupert, B.C.

  With temperatures set to drop even further and the city's crews stretched thin, a state of local emergency was declared to open up more resources.

  Canada

  Dec 18, 2022
• Concerns for homeless population arise as cold snap rolls into the Okanagan

  "We've got a lot of people who are pretty cold. You can see they're hurt, they're sick and they're scared," said Carmen Rempel, executive director of the Kelowna's Gospel Mission.

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  Dec 18, 2022
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• ‘Refreeze’ could bring slippery roads, walkways across Hamilton, Niagara

  Environment Canada says an expected warm up and abrupt cool down will ice a number of surfaces in southern Ontario.

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  Jan 19, 2022
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• Water main break in West Kelowna Estates being repaired

  The City of West Kelowna utility crews responded to a water main break located along the 1600 block on Scott Crescent.

  News

  Jan 5, 2022