An unusually dry, warm stretch of weather has prompted B.C.'s forests ministry to increase the drought rating for Vancouver Island.
An unusually dry, warm stretch of late summer and early fall weather has prompted B.C.’s forests ministry to increase the drought rating for Vancouver Island.
In the Capital Regional District, users remain under Stage 1 watering restrictions, though they are set to expire on Sept. 30, with the CRD noting that the local watersheds remain in good condition. Environment Canada says Vancouver Island has seen a much drier than normal summer following a cold, wet spring.
“But we saw a real big shift as we moved into August, and august ended up being very dry — drier than normal — and actually ranked for a lot of places on Vancouver Island as one of the top five driest Augusts on record.”
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