Good News and Bad News
It's not all rain Sat Nov 5th Coastal rain falling as snow around Chapman Lake I was once told that if you can't see the Pennines from Manchester it's raining; if you can see them it is going to rain. Our reference point is Vancouver Island but the parallel is apt. The good news is that the hundred+ days of drought is over, but there is still a shortage of water. The bad news is that in the Chapman Lake watershed it's falling as snow. Unless there is a warm spell and we get some snow melt, water restrictions could remain in place till Spring. 'Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink' as the Ancient Mariner might say. We have gone from shorts and tee shirts to winter gear in a little over two weeks. Even low-lying Gibsons had a few inches of snow this last week. The first, seasonal 'atmospheric river' has just passed through leaving a trail of destruction in it's wake. Trees have been brought down across power lines and large...