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Originally Posted by swimmer_spe
The problem with that is these events happen more often each year. What if Vancouver gets a storm like this once a month for 4-6 months a year. Or, what if it is a regular occurrence to get 5cm dropped on the area each week? This could be the future. The province and the area builds for earthquakes as they are frequent enough. Before, they didn't and spent billions upgrading structures.
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That's an argument for more plows (which never seem to be around when needed here) and more snow tires. Spending the whole budget on some "just in case" trains is a bad idea, especially since
the WCE shuts down anyway during an atmospheric river.