As rain falls in Vancouver on January 6, people skate under the snow-covered dome roof of the Robson Square Ice Rink.DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press
Environment Canada has issued extreme freeze warnings in several areas of British Columbia near the Alberta border.
According to the Weather Agency, an Arctic air mass combined by a northwind is bringing wind chill values close to -40 C in the Peace River Region, including Dawson Creek and Fort St. John.
The cold weather was expected to continue until Tuesday, before warming up on Wednesday.
To the south, a caution has been issued for Elk Valley, Kootenay, and Yoho national park areas. Environment Canada predicts wind chill values of near -35 overnight and Tuesday night.
It said that moderate temperatures were expected during the day.
The weather agency warns that wind chills near -40 can cause frostbite in minutes and increase the risk of hypothermia.
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