Highway 99 between Lions Bay and Brunswick Beach have reopened after a landslide Saturday.
British Columbia Sea to Sky Highway near Lions Bay has been closed in both directions after a landslide brought down trees and debris. Motorists travel on the Sea-to-Sky highway between Horseshoe Bay and Lions Bay, B.C., on Friday, April 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
VANCOUVER — DriveBC reported the road connecting Vancouver to Whistler, B.C., reopened in both directions around 5 a.m. this morning, ahead of an estimated reopening at 9 a.m.The landslide that shut the road happened around 10:30 a.m. on Saturday near Brunswick Road during a strong windstorm. The storm also left more than 300,000 without power, though BC Hydro said all but a few thousand had power back as of Sunday morning.
Environment Canada warned Saturday’s wind gusts in the metro Vancouver area could be hit with 70-kilometreper-hour winds and gusts up to 100 kilometres per hour as a low-pressure system moved in.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 15, 2024.
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