A humongous snowfall in British Columbia (B.C) has been teased by weather reporters and news personalities for the past week. Last night the snow finally hit and it was as advertised. Here’s how the snow has affected local B.C events so far!

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BCIT Recreation (Rec) has closed its doors for the day. BCIT Rec is a gym open for free to all BCIT student, faculty, and staff. Paid entry is available to visitors and other non BCIT members. Today though BCIT Rec released a official statement declaring that they will be closed for the day due to the extreme weather conditions. The snow is forecasted to continue tonight so it will be interesting to see what BCIT Rec will do tomorrow with plenty of students potentially returning to campus.

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BCHL team The Coquitlam Express will be playing their scheduled game this afternoon against the Nanimo Clippers even with the snowfall. The team put out a Instagram post saying that the City of Coquitlam has done a great job of clearing the roads and thanked them for their hard work. The team said; “it’s a great day for a game!”

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BC Lung Foundation continued with their plans for firefighters all across B.C to climb up the Vancouver Wall Centre. The event is to raise awareness and money for kids with asthma. Firefighters are tasked with climbing 48 flights of stairs in gear to help the cause. So far the event has raised $130,878 and the firefighters were not letting the snow get in the way of them raising even more money.

The snow isn’t ideal but events do seem to be continuing without a hitch. If you’re going out drive safe, and you should be fine to continue your normal activities!