Friday, February 12, 2021 – Significant amounts of snow are expected.
Environment Canada shares, “Pacific moisture associated with an approaching frontal system will collide with the arctic front along Vancouver Island. Snow at times heavy will begin by midnight tonight and last through Saturday morning.
Total snowfall amounts of 10 to 25 cm are expected with the higher amounts occurring closer to Juan De Fuca Strait. In addition, strong easterly winds will give areas of poor visibility in snow and blowing snow.
Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow. Visibility will be suddenly reduced to near zero at times in heavy snow and blowing snow.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to BCstorm@canada.ca or tweet reports using #BCStorm.
More details on the alert are available here.”
Winter road maintenance procedures
With this notice, the District reminds residents of winter road maintenance procedures:
- Crews work around the clock pre-treating roads with an anti-icing brine to reduce potentially hazardous conditions.
- Victoria Contracting clears roadways in a prioritized sequence, beginning with bus routes, school zones, and critical intersections.
- Local roads may be plowed to accommodate single lane traffic only during the first pass of the plow. This is a temporary measure, and the roads will be revisited and cleared more substantially once every local road has been plowed once.
- Maintenance of Highway 14 (Sooke Road & West Coast Road) is the responsibility of the Provincial Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and their contractor, EMCON. They also work around the clock to maintain and clear roads during extreme winter weather events.
When it comes to sidewalks, residents and business owners are reminded that they are responsible for clearing snow and ice from sidewalks that border their property. Please be a good neighbour and help to keep Sooke safe by keeping walkways clear.
Refer to drivebc.ca for current conditions on Highway 14.
In extreme weather events, it takes the entire community to ensure our well-being and safety. Snowfall is not equally familiar for everyone in the region. Let’s do our best to work together and look out for each-other.
Stay safe, Sooke.
Contact:
Christina Moog, Communications Coordinator
District of Sooke
2205 Otter Point Road
Tel: 250.642.1634, ext. 678
Email: cmoog@sooke.ca
Pictured: residents are reminded to be a good neighbour and keep their sidewalks clear.
