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Archive for the category "weather"

Vancouver Fog Photos

January 22nd, 2013 @ 11:12am by Rebecca Bollwitt

Every few years Vancouver gets tucked into winter with a blanket of fog that drapes over the region leaving only the mountain peaks to bask in the sunshine. Back in 2009 I put together a collection of fog photos and given the pea soup streak we’ve had recently, it’s time to compile another featuring photos [...]

Northern Lights Over Vancouver

April 23rd, 2012 @ 10:38pm by Duane Storey

If you were in the Lower Mainland tonight, chances are you caught the amazing fiery sunset that streaked through the clouds above. However according to my friend Duane Storey, we could be in for a lot more in the skies tonight and early tomorrow morning. He has contributed the following post: It’s pretty rare for [...]

Warm Clothing Donation Sites in Vancouver

November 24th, 2010 @ 9:15am by Rebecca Bollwitt

Ducking into our houses to escape the ghosts made with our breaths, we grab our flannel pijamas, fleece blankets, and cozy-up on the couch to keep warm for the evening. Unfortunately for many in Vancouver, this just cannot and does not happen. Hundreds are on the streets and in shelters, without the luxury of a [...]

Canon’s Other Side of the Lens with Tamara Taggart

November 6th, 2010 @ 11:14am by Rebecca Bollwitt

Canon Canada recently recruited a dozen of the nation’s top television weather personalities and meteorologists for their annual “Other Side of the Lens” contest. Armed with a Canon Powershot SX200 IS, the reporters were asked to capture climate-based images with the theme “The View from Here” — last year’s theme involved chefs and Canadian culinary [...]

From the Miss604 Flickr Pool

June 3rd, 2010 @ 8:45am by Rebecca Bollwitt

June is rainy. I know this because it’s usually the month in which I go camping and get absolutely soaked. Talking about the rain in Vancouver is as common place as waiting for the bus, devouring a Japadog or having a love/hate relationship with the Canucks. No matter how familiar we are with the clouds, [...]

Vancouver Fog Photos

December 28th, 2009 @ 10:12am by Rebecca Bollwitt

We may not have had a White Christmas in Vancouver but we sure did have a lot of fog. With the sun shining down on the peaks of mountains, here at sea level a thick blanket crawled across the city and back each morning like a tide. Here are some photos that have been posted [...]

Your City Guide to Snow and Ice

December 14th, 2009 @ 9:26am by Rebecca Bollwitt

With the first snowfall of the season cities in the area are bracing themselves for the white, wintery months ahead. Each year it seems as though citizens and businesses alike forget how to prepare for the snow — sidewalks go unswept and car tires spin and squeal along the icy roads outside our house. The [...]

Vancouver History: Enjoy the Sunshine

July 28th, 2009 @ 4:11pm by Rebecca Bollwitt

We had what many called snowmageddon this winter and now we’re busting the thermostats with record heatwave temperatures across the Province. All this wonderful sunshine might be getting too hot and uncomfortable for most to bear as we hear grumbled complaints about the weather around town. The following history tidbits serve to remind us of [...]