WEATHER DELAYS FOR VANCOUVER CARGO!!

01/07/04

Some vessels are slow in getting to port while boxes already on the ground are not exiting terminals for Midwest delivery at anywhere normal levels.  This delay threatens to create bottlenecks at discharge terminals. 

StormWatch continues for Southern British Columbia where heavy snow, freezing rain and rain continues to fall in some areas.

• Whistler can expect a fresh 30 centimeters of snow today. Freezing rain will be the problem in the eastern portions of the Lower Fraser Valley. Snow showers will work their way northward into the Interior and to the east.

• If you're taking the Coquihalla Highway today or Highway 3 via the Allison Pass between Hope and Princeton, expect an additional 10 to 15 centimeters of snow and even the risk of some freezing rain.

• For most south-coastal areas today, snow is expected to change to rain, and flooding is now a concern for areas where snow is blocking drains and gutters.