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Environment Canada issues an extreme freeze warning for parts of B.C. near Alberta – Parksville Qualicum Beach News

A man walking a dog checks his phone as ice floes build up on the Fraser River in New Westminster, B.C., on Tuesday, December 28, 2021.Environment Canada has issued extreme cold warnings for several parts of British Columbia along the Alberta boundary.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

A man walking a dog checks his phone as ice floes build up on the Fraser River in New Westminster, B.C., on Tuesday, December 28, 2021.Environment Canada has issued extreme cold warnings for several parts of British Columbia along the Alberta boundary.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Environment Canada issues extreme cold warning for parts of B.C. near Alberta

Arctic air mass combined with a north wind is bringing wind chill values near -40 C to the Peace River region

Environment Canada has issued extreme cold warnings for several parts of British Columbia along the Alberta boundary.

According to the weather agency, wind chill values in the Peace River region are near -40 C due to an Arctic air mass and a north wind. This includes the communities of Fort St. John (and Dawson Creek).

The cold was expected to last until Tuesday, before warming on Wednesday.

To the south, an alert has been issued for Elk Valley and Yoho national parcs. Environment Canada states that wind chill values close to -35 are possible overnight and Tuesday night.

It said that temperatures would moderate during the day.

The weather agency warns against wind chills below -40, as they can cause frostbite and raise the risk for hypothermia.

It said that overnight wind chill values of -10-15 were expected in Metro Vancouver and Howe Sound until temperatures gradually rise later this week.

The Canadian Press

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