Environment Canada has issued a special weather report for East Vancouver Island, stating that it expects “significant snowfall” to start on Thursday afternoon over the Malahat Highway and Duncan area. The band of snow is then expected to move north and stall over the Nanaimo area tonight and could continue over the Fanny Bay area on Friday.
There is still uncertainty regarding expected snowfall amounts and exact locations that will be affected.
The snow could impact commuters tonight and on Friday morning. Motorists are advised to stay off the roads if possible or drive carefully in vehicles with snow tires.
The City of Nanaimo runs its snow removal on a priority system starting with keeping emergency routes, such as roads around the hospital, and all major routes clear. The city then moves on to clearing secondary roads that connect neighbourhoods with major roads and residential cul-de-sacs and dead end streets are last to be plowed.
