This summer brought the dry heat in the Peace region
Fall will begin on Monday Sept. 22 and, according to Environment Canada, this summer was warmer and significantly drier than usual in the Peace region. Â
Fort Nelson ties heat record for second day in a row
Fort Nelson tied their 2023 highest temperature for August 27, according to Environment Canada’s newest report. Â
The sun is ray-diant in the Peace region with new daily temperature records
Several areas in the region set new temperature records yesterday as the sun shone on the Peace. Â Â
Dawson Creek residents were big fans of the city’s cooling centre
Last week’s heat prompted several cities in B.C. to open cooling centres to provide some recourse to residents as temperatures rose, Dawson Creek was the only city in the Peace Region to open one of these facilities. Â
Rain, rain, come back! Drought continues to affect communities in northeast B.C.
Despite a wetter-than-average end to July, weather in the North Peace stayed on trend with the previous years’ dryness and precipitation levels – meaning this relief in drought conditions is temporary. Â
There’s sun-thing in the air in the Peace Region
Sunny days coming to the North Peace this week, according to the heat warning issued by Environment Canada alerting residents of the moderate risk to public health these high temperatures pose.
City of Dawson Creek enacts water conservation measures as drought in northeast worsens
The drought in the northeast is intensifying, and the city of Dawson Creek is enforcing two small changes for residents to ensure the water supply lasts.
