Heat warnings still in place for parts of B.C., but cooler weather in the forecast
CBC
Environment Canada says heat warnings will persist in British Columbia and Yukon for at least another day, but cooler conditions are on the way.
The weather office is maintaining heat warnings for Metro Vancouver, parts of B.C.'s inner south coast, inland sections of the north coast, including Kitimat and Terrace, and for Yukon's Dawson region northwest of Whitehorse.
Forecasters say inland temperatures reaching 34 C are possible across Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and Howe Sound, while conditions will be just slightly cooler on the north coast and the mercury will move into the high 20s around Dawson.
A heat warning is to continue through Tuesday in Yukon followed by warm weather for the rest of the week, but Environment Canada says heat warnings and special weather statements across most of B.C. are expected to be replaced by cooler conditions early Tuesday.
Lytton, B.C., was the hot spot in Canada on Sunday at 36.9 C and there's concern that heat will rapidly increase snowmelt, potentially swelling waterways.
The River Forecast Centre is maintaining a flood warning for the Quesnel River west of Williams Lake, while flood watches continue for the Thompson and South Thompson rivers.
High streamflow advisories remain posted for the Fraser River and Interior waterways around Merritt, Burns Lake and Fort St. James.
P.E.I.'s Public Schools Branch is looking for 50 substitute bus drivers, and it'll be recruiting at three job fairs on Saturday, June 8. The job fairs are located at the Atlantic Superstore in Montague, Royalty Crossing in Charlottetown, and the bus parking lot of Three Oaks Senior High in Summerside. All three run from 9 a.m. until noon. Dave Gillis, the director of transportation and risk management for the Public Schools Branch, said the number of substitute drivers they're hiring isn't unusual. "We are always looking for more. Our drivers tend to have an older demographic," he said.