Year: 2016
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Heat returning for weekend. Weather data of Devastating Ft Mac Fire
First: Please donate to the Red Cross to help the thousands of refugees that are now in need. It really is like a war zone. For our area, a brief bit of rain yesterday actually delivered slightly more than UWash forecasted, but still just 3mm over the past 24 hours. We will now shift back to a dry…
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Monday heat to start May – Sprinkles Tuesday but warm rest of week
After a fantastic weekend we will get to enjoy one more excellent day today as temperatures are slated to reach into the high twenties between 27-29°C. We will easily break a record set at the Airport. I have not checked it it is near an all time record but I suspect not quite. We did…
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Perfect Weekend for Butterflies and No7 Steam Train Challenge Run!
Are you ready for an awesome weekend? The chance of rain has dried up for today (Friday) and the rest of the weekend looks mainly sunny and warm! A couple great events you should check out this weekend: Saturday there will be the Butterfly Effect event. It is a butterfly release at Canal Beach starting at 11AM. The Alberni…
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Climate Change and International Workers Memorial Day
Here is a topic that spans all three of my public service ‘hats’ of weather guy, union workplace health and safety guy, and municipal councillor guy. April 28 is the National Day of Mourning for workers killed or injured on the job or globally, International Workers Memorial Day. Being an industry town in a traditionally primary…
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Brownies visit Alberniweather! Slight chance of showers today and Friday
The Brownies visited! They had fun (I think! :)) learning about the weather station and making their own rain gauges and colouring in a picture of the rain cycle! 🙂 Thanks to Brown Owl for setting it all up :). There is only just a tiny chance of showers today. Most of the showers…