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Bulkley Valley and Lakes to be in week long cold snap

Environment Canada is advising Bulkley Valley and Lakes Residents to bundle up as cold temperatures are expected in both areas for the week.

On Monday (Feb 8), a special weather statement is in effect for the Valley and an extreme cold weather warning is in effect for the Lakes with both areas seeing lows in the minus 20’s.

According to Meteorologist Lisa Erven, an Arctic Air Mass has made its way in not only B.C. but in Western Canada.

She added temperatures will range from 10 to 15 degrees below normal for this time of year.

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Erven said once an arctic air mass moves into Northern BC it can be quite stubborn to move out of the area.

“We’re expecting these fairly frigid temperatures to remain over the province through late this week. As it gets towards the weekend there’s some hints of temperatures moderating a little bit more,” she said.

Erven also said Environment Canada is also calling for light to moderate winds which could increase the rate of heat loss.

“You really want to limit the time you spend outdoors or take frequent breaks to come in and warm up and just try to cover up as much as possible, you really want to reduce the amount of exposed skin,” she said.

On Monday (Feb 8), The Valley is expected to see a low of minus 21 and the Lakes a low of minus 28.

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Lindsay Newman
Lindsay Newman
News Reporter Lindsay joined the MyBulkleyLakesNow news team in 2019. She was born and raised in Cambridge, Ontario where she then moved to Toronto to complete Journalism school at Humber College where she graduated in 2017. Lindsay started her news journey at 680 News- Toronto's largest talk radio station. Lindsay then moved on to 680 News, where she was an audio editor. She has always loved the idea of living in British Columbia since she was a teenager and was excited to make the to move out to Smithers, BC to branch out her journalism skills. In Lindsay's spare time she is usually relaxing with her two cats and in the warmer months going on hikes with her friends and partner.

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