Lower Mainland Weather Central

[Stingray2004]

The Opsal Steel building:

Now architect Peter Busby is leading the conversion of the building with Bastion Development into a residential complex. Many of the building's distinct features, including the original timbers, will be preserved. The building will literally be taken apart then put back together after excavation and construction on the site is completed.

http://vancouver.ca/Greaterdot_wa/index.cfm?fuseaction=GVTV.storyDet&storyid=379

One of the mandates of the project is to salvage and incorporate the heavy timber framework, wooden siding and windows of the building into the new development. The timber frame will be documented and numbered, dismantled, removed and stored off-site. Much of the original cladding will be salvaged and reused for partitions in the interior courtyard.

http://www.bastiondevelopment.com/developments/opsal/index.php

So it appears the structure will be dimantled esp. the heavy timber framework. The site will be excavated, underground parking put in place, and then the original heavy timber framework re-assembled.

I doubt that the roof planking itself was to be part of the re-assembly.

[mr.x]

Massive snowfall at UBC....it's really piling up. WHITE NEW YEARS!

[mr.x]

Issued : 10.13 PM PST Tuesday 30 December 2008

Wind warning in effect.

Tonight
Snow mixed with rain ending overnight then cloudy and 60 percent chance of rain showers or flurries. Local snowfall amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind southeast 50 to 70 km/h becoming west 50 to 70 overnight.

Wednesday
Day: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers except flurries over higher terrain. Wind west 50 to 70 km/h diminishing to 30 early in the morning. High 6.
Night: Cloudy. 70 percent chance of rain showers or flurries overnight. Windy. Low plus 2.

[nname]

Another one:

Metro Vancouver
1:05 PM PST Wednesday 31 December 2008
Snowfall warning for
Metro Vancouver issued

5 to 10 cm expected overnight and Thursday morning for higher elevations of the Inner South coast.
Further snowfall amounts of 5 to 10 cm expected today in central coast inland.

This is a warning that significant snowfall is expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements.


A westerly flow of unstable air will give a further snowfall of 5 to 10 cm today for the inland sections of the central coast. The snow will ease to a few flurries tonight.

Meanwhile a pacific low pressure system will move eastward across northwest Washington state overnight bringing steady precipitation to the south coast by midnight. With temperatures hovering just above freezing the precipitation will fall as wet snow over higher terrain and as mixed rain and snow near sea level. Snowfall amounts of 5 to 10 cm are expected over higher terrain and over eastern sections of the Fraser Valley. Local amounts of 2 to 4 cm are expected elsewhere. The wet snow or rain will taper to a few showers by noon Thursday.

Please refer to the latest public forecasts for further details.

[SpongeG]

it snowed for a little while last night than it turned to rain

got to clear off some of the garden now its full of frozen dead plants

[SpongeG]

enough with the snow - been falling all night and day so far

i was in surrey yesterday and its horrible out there - the side roads are just two grroves on the road and there are piles on the sides - its pretty crazy over there

[Spork]

Still falling here around the South Granville area. Looks like 4-5 inches of new stuff so far.

I've had enough as well. All I want is to walk around without slipping all over the place.

[entheosfog]

I just drove into Van from Calgary and it was clear skies all the way to Hope then the snow only starts maybe around Abbotsford. I was amazed to see the amount still left in the city and amazed at the amount falling right now. Crazy....

[SpongeG]

Originally Posted by entheosfog

I just drove into Van from Calgary and it was clear skies all the way to Hope then the snow only starts maybe around Abbotsford. I was amazed to see the amount still left in the city and amazed at the amount falling right now. Crazy....

we only had like maybe 2 days of melt the trest have been ocold and snowy

[mr.x]

At least 10 cms at UBC since i left my house this morning.

[nname]

I think we have more than 100cm in total now (at the Airport) since the snow first stick on the ground on Dec 13.

[deasine]

I was riding the 98 bus on Granville when all the drivers parked aside taking up two lanes of Granville. Luckily, our bus driver wasn't convinced and he decided to continue driving... more like slipping down the hill but we made it down safely.

[mr.x]

It kinda stopped now...but the damage so far has been around 10-15 cms over the past 24 hours.

[SpongeG]

as asked at cfun.com

What do you think?

Would you be in favour of paying an extra nominal amount on your home owners property tax to receive improved snow removal in heavy snowfall years?

Yes 45%
No 55%

[SpongeG]

interesting pic of gm place


http://www.flickr.com/photos/wisley/3149050990/

[SpongeG]

snowman enjoys the view


http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruthanddave/3147874662/

[mr.x]

The snow is coming down extremely hard, I think this is the worse it has ever been over the last month in the UBC area. 2 cms fell over the last hour alone.

[Metro-One]

OK, rant time, the weather is now really starting to piss me off. We are around 3 weeks with snow on the ground right now, yes we have had big snow falls in the past, but the longest i can remember without seeing the grass again was two weeks back in the early 90's. Even the big one of 96 only stuck around for about half this time.

Now this is what is really pissing me off, every day in the forecast it is the next day that will finally warm up and bring rain in to clear the snow, but everyday that next day is pushed one more day into the future. Today is the perfect example, originally yesterday was suppose to be maybe a slushy cm of snow then change to rain and today was a relatively warm 6 degree rain festival. Then the forecast changed, instead yesterday became a big snow storm and this morning was the change to rain, that didn't happen. It warmed up to 4 degrees this afternoon, oh good, the precipitation tonight will be rain, nope! Now it is snowing out like a mother fucker again in Metrotown! If it is not raining by tomorrow morning i will be so angry. I want a warm tropical pineapple express to burst its way in here, bring 13 degree weather and 100mm of rain. I honestly don't care about the floods, i just want this white shit gone!

I love snow, but on the mountains!

ugh, sorry, i had to

The real kicker is almost everyday since Christmas in Victoria and west vancouver island has been around 5+. The cold air just doesn't want to leave this valley!

[SpongeG]

i just went on my break and its coming down fast and wet and heavy

they said it will turn to rain tonight and we should expect 30mm of rain!

the am730 forecast calls for +7 tomorrow! a low of +4 and 60% rain
tuesday is a high of +9 low of +5
and the rest of the week is about the same

so I think the warm weather is here and the snow should be disappearing finally!

[CLC]

Translinks operating condition update states "near whiteout" situation over much of Metro Vancouver, and are getting worse