Residents are shovelling, the city is plowing, the power is out, postal service is halted, and school buses are cancelled.
It's another Wednesday in the Peace Region, the second in a row to bring snow to the masses--with light snow expected to continue throughout the day after Tuesday's snowfall shattered daily snowfall records dating back to the 1930s.
A total of 55 centimetres fell on Tuesday and into early Wednesday, according to Environment Canada, leading to poor road conditions across the region.
Twenty-three centimetres fell on Tuesday -- that much snow hasn't fallen on Oct. 24 since 1933, when 15.2 centimetres was recorded here.
Another 32 centimetres fell Wednesday -- just shy of a record 35.6 centimetres set in 1918.
School District 60 cancelled buses for the day, though schools remained open.
Canada Post says mail delivery was suspended for the day citing the safety of its carriers, and delivery will resume once conditions improve.
BC Hydro reported thousands were without power in Fort St. John, Dawson Creek, Chetwynd, Hudson's Hope, and Taylor Wednesday morning. By the afternoon, that had been cut in half, with crews continuing to restore power in pockets of those communities.
There are more than 120 outages affecting more than 2,900 customers, BC Hydro spokesman Bob Gammer said. The peak was seen between 9 and 10 a.m. Tuesday, he said, when more than 7,200 were left in the dark.
"We have had many reports of the snow forcing trees into contact with our power lines and in some cases, wires are down on the ground," Gammer said.
"Where people see wires down, we ask that that they stay back a safe distance - at least 10 metres - and call 911 and report the situation including the nearest address, or intersection."
The weather for the rest of the week poses a problem.
"We would really appreciate it if our citizens could help us out and clear the storm drains if they have one in front of their homes. The warm weather we are anticipating could cause some flooding," said Victor Shopland, the city's director of integrated services.
The snow comes courtesy of a storm that passed through Central and Northern B.C.
"What started out as rain quickly changed over to snow as the precipitation rate picked up and cooler air moved in," meteorologist Lisa West.
The forecast calls for sunny skies Thursday through to next Tuesday, with temperatures peaking at 15 C on Friday.
"We've got a strong upper level ridge building and that's going to bring in much warmer air," West said.
"It's going to deflect all weather systems coming off the ocean up into the Yukon and in Northwest B.C., but keeping Northeast B.C. clear of it."
