Heavy Rain and Strong Winds to Hit British Columbia Again, Environment Canada Warns

A Royal Canadian Air Force helicopter surveys the Fraser Valley after rainstorms lashed British Columbia, triggering landslides and floods and shutting highways, near Abbottsford, B.C., on Nov. 21, 2021. The Canadian Press/Jennifer Gauthier, POOL

British Columbians in the province’s southern coast should brace themselves for heavy rain and strong winds in the coming days, Environment Canada warns.

The agency issued weather alerts on Dec. 9 for Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Howe Sound, Whistler, Greater Victoria, and the Southern Gulf Islands, warning of storms that will hit on Dec. 10 and Dec. 11.