Most wind, rainfall warnings lifted but thousands remain without power in B.C.

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada has lifted most wind and rain warnings as an autumn storm deluges parts of British Columbia, but thousands of homes remain without power.

The BC Hydro outage map shows more than 14,000 customers in the dark in the Lower Mainland and Sunshine Coast region, with about three thousand homes without power in the central Interior and close to 2,000 on Vancouver Island.

The utility says the storm also set off a small landslide that brought down power lines near Winter Harbour on northwestern Vancouver Island.

B.C.’s River Forecast Centre has meanwhile downgraded a flood warning for rivers in the Terrace and Kitimat areas of the north coast, replacing it with a high streamflow advisory that spans the entire coast, including Vancouver Island.

The high winds and torrential rains had thrown ferry sailings into disarray, with cancellations on multiple routes, including at least 10 sailings between Metro Vancouver’s Tsawwassen terminal and Vancouver Island.

But BC Ferries’ schedules show sailings scheduled to depart on time later Friday.

A rainfall warning remains in effect for Howe Sound, while a special weather statement covers Metro Vancouver, where Environment Canada says gusts of wind could hit 80 km/h before easing as the storm system moves into the Interior.

The weather office says both Terrace and Kitimat received the most rain at 95 millimetres each as the storm passed over the north coast, while wind gusts reached 87 km/h in Prince George and 93 km/h in Bella Bella.

The only remaining flood watch covers the Kingcome River, located in a remote area of the central coast, with the River Forecast Centre saying the heaviest rains in coastal areas are expected to ease by day’s end.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 24, 2025.