Weather woes in the Fraser

摘要

"It was bad on top of bad," is how one official described storm effects in parts of British Columbia this past winter. A prolonged cold snap followed by two major snowfalls, which in turn were followed by two days of heavy rain and a rapid snowmelt, wreaked havoc on the floriculture and nursery greenhouse sector in B.C.'s Fraser Valley in late December and early January. While the flooding in Abbotsford and Chilliwack grabbed most of the national media attention, it was the snow that caused more damage for greenhouses.