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The South Island is seeing the old saying of “in like a lion, out like a lamb” coming true with a dump of snow Monday afternoon.The morning started off with sun, then the afternoon cloudy skies took over.
Armel Castellan, meteorologist with Environment Canada, says the burst of winter weather was concentrated on Victoria and the West Shore.Just what the rush hour needed to make it memorable! a bullseye between downtown Victoria and the West Shore. Could fall as wet flakes in the peak intensity!On Triangle Mountain in Colwood, many drivers got stuck on the hill and the fire department came to prevent drivers from going up or down the hill until it could be plowed.
Traffic on Fulton Road was backed up to Sooke Road, with firefighters saying once the roads are plowed they will send drivers down, then once all the cars are down they’ll start allowing drivers to try and make their way up the hill.Sign up for the CHEK Now daily email newsletter to get breaking news and the day's top stories sent to your email.to only go out if necessary. Drive slowly and accelerate and decelerate slowly.
The snow came just hours after Victoria kicked off its annual flower count, which started as a way to highlight the mild weather typically experienced in the region.Longtime B.C. Environment Minister George Heyman won't seek re-election in fall vote
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