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Trans-Canada Highway closed as wildfire spreads west of Kamloops, B.C.
July 6, 2017 The Canadian Press (CPSTF)KAMLOOPS, B.C. – An out-of-control wildfire is burning through the Cherry Creek area west of Kamloops, B.C. The BC Wildfire Service says the 15-hectare fire has damaged one outbuilding and partially effected a residence in the area. Spokeswoman Justine Hunse…
Too early to confirm costs from flooding in B.C., Ontario, Quebec and Maritimes: Aon
May 11, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterPersistent recent heavy rainfall falling across several Canadian provinces has led to increasingly rising rivers, streams and lakes this week, as communities “raced to protect from water inundation,” Impact Forecasting said on Thursday in an Aon cat alert. Financial losses…
Parts of Manitoba, Saskatchewan hit by blizzard, travel extremely dangerous
March 7, 2017 The Canadian PressSnow, high winds and low visibility made travel extremely dangerous in parts of Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan Tuesday as a blizzard howled through the region for a second day. Manitoba said the Trans-Canada Highway and highways 16, 5 and 45…
Enforceable variable speed limit signs aimed at reducing weather-related crashes “go live” in British Columbia
June 3, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterVariable speed signs are now active in three locations throughout the province of British Columbia as part of a project to help reduce the frequency and severity of weather-related crashes. B.C. Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Todd Stone said on…