First Snow Arrives

Rail Services Restored

Mon Dec 6th 
Our current house in Gibsons

The first snowfall of winter transformed the local scenery overnight and the house looked rather cosy nestled amongst the snow shrouded trees.    It's probably not going to be around long as rain is due to arrive later tonight.  

The walk down to Hopkins Landing was quiet with the snow soaking up the usual morning sounds. 

Some highways still have sections that are not passable because of the rain and land slips.  Canadian National (CN) Railways have resumed rail services that connect through to the port of Vancouver. Canadian Pacific had already resumed services within BC.  It'll be interesting to see which company will transport our shipping container across Canada.  A rail journey of 4,800km, compared to the 4,900km between the UK and Quebec, where the ship will dock.

Speaking of ports, the container ship, Zim Kingston,  damaged by fire six weeks ago after losing nearly 110 containers is finally being allowed in to port.  Most of the containers washed overboard have not been found.  It had left Busan in Korean on October 5th before the container loss and fire off Victoria on Vancouver Island.

In other news, Canada is releasing Maple Syrup from strategic reserves following a poor harvest.  Quebec, which is reported to produce some 73% of the world's Maple Syrup is going to release 22.7m kg of the stuff.  So if you were worried there may not be enough for your morning porridge of pancakes, you should be OK.


 Smith Road in the snow

And a passing ferry ....





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