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River Forecast Centre releases snow report
EK snowpack at 98 per cent of normal; avalanche danger considerable C AROLYN GR ANT editor@dailybylletin.ca
The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources River Forecast Centre released their latest information on snowpacks across the province this week. The information is up to date as of March 1, 2014 and shows quite a range in terms of snow accumulation in different regions. The East Kootenay snowpack is at 98 per cent of normal. Snowpacks in the Upper Fraser are well above normal at 130 per cent, while Vancouver Island and the South Coast are very low at 53 per cent of normal. Given the time of year, significant wet weather is required over the next one to two months to recover the snow pack to normal levels in those regions, the report says. The East Kootenay should have a normal runoff year with the snowpack at almost 100 per cent of normal. However, conditions at the time of higher elevation runoff can have a huge effect on what actually occurs. Last year, which was a record year for flooding in June, the snow pack was 90 per cent of normal. But heavy rains added to the problem, and that is harder to
predict. “It is important to note that snow pack is only one element that influences whether flooding occurs during the spring freshet,” the report says. “Of critical importance are how the snow melts and how much, and when, precipitation is received during the snow melt period. “Therefore weather during the melt season is the key driver that determines if flooding will occur or not. Heavy snow packs lead to an increased likelihood, or risk, of flooding, however flooding can occur during years with normal snow pack and conversely years with heavy snow pack do not always lead to flooding.“ The next snow bulletin will be released on April 8, 2014. Meanwhile the Canadian Avalanche Centre is warning of “considerable” danger of avalanche at all elevations through to midweek in the Purcells, South Rockies and South Columbia. The weak snow layer covered by up to a metre of newer snow continues to be a concern to forecasters at the Centre. Forecasters warn that conditions are uncertain and every precaution should be taken in the backcountry. Over the past weekend, three people — a snowmobiler and two snowshoers — died in two separate avalanches at Lake Louise and in the Okanagan.
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The North Star Skating Club presented their annual Show Case last Friday night at the Civic Centre much to the delight of family members and friends who attended. See more this week in the Bulletin.
April is Daffodil Month in Kimberley Support Cancer Society fundraisers in Kimberley C AROLYN GR ANT editor@dailybulletin.ca
April is Daffodil Month in Canada and wearing a daffodil pin or purchasing a bunch of fresh daffodils is one way to support the Canadian Cancer Society and those who live with cancer. Dona Bannenberg, a Cancer Society volunteer, will be heading up the Daffodil Month efforts in Kimberley
throughout April. On Friday, March 28 and Saturday, March 2 9 , Dona and fellow Cancer Society volunteer Irma de Visser will kick off Daffodil Month by selling l i v e bunches of the flowers at Kimberley’s Overwaitea from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The daffodil pin will be available to purchase by donation at many local businesses in
Kimberley throughout April. Canadians are encouraged to buy the pin and wear it during April – Daffodil Month – to visibly unite everyone in the fight against cancer. “Wearing a daffodil pin is a simple gesture, but it brings a powerful message of hope to families fighting cancer,” said Bannenberg.
“When families facing cancer see the pin I hope they know that they are not alone, and that we are all in this fight together.” Money raised through sale of daffodils and pins helps the Canadian Cancer Society fund life-saving cancer research, and offer vital and compassionate support to help people navigate their cancer journeys. “Two in five Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetimes,” Bannenberg said. “Let them know they are not alone. Buy fresh-cut daffodils and the daffodil pin this April.”