The small B.C. towns of Kitimat
and Terrace are burrowing out from a record snowfall after receiving
nearly two metres of snow from a Pineapple Express weather system that
continues to bring heavy moisture to the B.C. coast.
The former record for a 24-hour snowfall, set on Feb. 5, 1961, was 112 cm.
Heavy snowfall and power outages resulted in the cancellation of all flights into the Kitimat-Terrace
airport Friday.
Crews worked on restoring power overnight, but hundreds
of customers were still without power by noon Saturday.
The District of Kitimat opened its Emergency Operations Centre to
coordinate a major snow clearing effort involving municipal crews and
private contractors.
By midday Saturday, the district announced it had cleared many of the main roads, but side streets were still plugged.
However, fallen trees and downed power lines prevented snow removal
on Kitamat Village Road which by midday Saturday still remained closed.
Source: CBC
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