Snow cancels bus routes, prompts travel advisory on Vancouver Island highway
CTV
Roads are being affected by overnight snowfall on southern Vancouver Island Thursday.
BC Transit is alerting riders that five routes have been cancelled due to the winter conditions.
The routes include the 13, 35, 43, 63, and 64.
Meanwhile, DriveBC is encouraging travellers not to drive between Nanaimo and Duncan on Thursday because of recent snowfall.
A travel advisory is in place for a roughly 40-kilometre stretch of Highway 1 in both directions between Green Road and Exit 7.
"Travel (is) not recommended unless absolutely necessary" reads the DriveBC advisory posted Thursday morning.
Snow blanketed much of B.C.'s south coast, with between 10 and 25 centimetres of snow falling in southern Vancouver Island.
On Thursday morning, Environment Canada lifted all but a handful of snowfall warnings that were posted across B.C. on Wednesday, but road workers are still encouraging travellers to be cautious Thursday.
"Expect winter driving conditions and please adjust driving habits accordingly," said Emcon Services Inc., a contract group responsible for maintain roads in the South Island.
