VANCOUVER — Another series of storms is heading for British Columbia, after wild weather knocked out power to hundreds of thousands, triggered evacuations and left one person dead over the weekend. Environment Canada has issued about two dozen wind warnings and special weather statements, predicting heavy rain across the southern and central coasts over the next few days, with the worst of the weather lasting Tuesday to Thursday. Prolonged and heavy rain is expected in areas including Metro Vancouver, while the storms are expected to bring gusts up to 110 kilometres an hour in Haida Gwaii and North Vancouver Island. Much of the province is still cleaning up after the weekend blast that BC Hydro says knocked out power to about 415,000 customers since Friday, although only about 6,000 remained without power by Monday morning. Winds reached 116 kilometres an hour on Herbert Island off northern Vancouver Island, with Victoria’s airport recording 96 kilometres an hour. In Surrey, B.C., a driver died Saturday after a tree fell on two vehicles, while the Ma’amtagila Nation says a man who went to sea on Friday in a canoe is missing in waters off northern Vancouver Island. The nation says the vessel was found capsized, while Environment Canada says gusts reached 88 kilometres per hour in nearby waters that day. Environment Canada says several low-pressure systems have drenched the region in recent days, triggering an evacuation order for about 30 properties in the village of Zeballos on northwest Vancouver Island. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 9, 2026.
