Another wind storm has hit the West Coast of B.C. on Monday morning, forcing the cancellation of three ferry routes, knocking out power to thousands and closing some highways with flooding. Southeast winds 70 to 90 km/hr are forecast for Metro Vancouver and the rest of the South Coast on Monday, according to Environment Canada.
Southeast winds up to 100 km/hr are forecast for Northern Vancouver Island, the Central Coast, the North Coast and Haida Gwaii.
By 8:30 a.m. PT nearly 8,000 BC Hydro customers on Northern Vancouver Island were without power as highwind swept through the region.
BC Ferries cancelled the two morning sailing between Comox to Powell River, and local sailings between Cortes and Quadra Island and Alliford and Skidegate were cancelled as the storm blew through.
Flooding was also affecting travel on Highway 19 on Northern Vancouver Island, and on highways 37 and 37A in Northern B.C. Read More
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