First major blast of winter hits Metro Vancouver amid more snowfall warnings, Highway 1 closure

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This just in: The highway has been closed between Chilliwack and Hope in both directions due to “extreme winter conditions.”

Environment Canada issues snowfall warning“The low pressure system continues its trek across the South Coast this afternoon,” read the warning issued by Environment Canada on Sunday around 12:40 p.m.

Highway 1 closureAs of 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, the highway has been closed between Chilliwack and Hope in both directions due to “extreme winter conditions.” Meanwhile, a number of outages on the north end of Vancouver Island had knocked out power to about 5,293 customers in the afternoon. The cause of those outages remained under investigation.

TransLink buses detoured due to road conditionsMeanwhile, some TransLink routes have been detoured due to road conditions Sunday morning. Those included the R1 Newton Exchange and R1 Guildford Exchange, the 10 Downtown and the R5 Burrard Station/SFU. Shuttles have been put in place for the R1 and R5, while the 10 is detouring.

 

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