Snow Storm Knocks Out Power Across Peace Region
Heavy snowfall blanketed the Peace region from Friday through Saturday leaving 8 000 residents without power. Hydro crews from Vancouver and local teams worked to restore lines as trees fell on infrastructure. Fort St John and surrounding communities faced outages while Hawkair's Fort St John to Vancouver inaugural flight was canceled due to the shut airport.
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Early snow worries Peace Region farmers
In the Peace Region of British Columbia, 10 to 15 centimetres of heavy wet snow fell last Friday with more forecast, reviving fears of 1996 crop losses. Barley farmer Joe Weingart notes some swathing done, but larger farmers fear field access amid mud and delayed harvests.
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