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Cariboo residents wake up to -48C windchill

Warming centre open in Williams Lake, as bitter cold expected to last until the weekend
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A blast of extreme cold has moved into the Cariboo Chilcotin, with a wind chill of -48C Thursday morning (Jan. 11) in Williams Lake.

Environment Canada warns that this period of very cold wind chills is expected to last until Saturday morning when temperatures begin to moderate.

In School District 27 (SD27) buses have run every day so far this week, while Quesnel school buses were cancelled earlier in the week due to unsafe road conditions as a result of heavy snow.

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Angie Mindus

About the Author: Angie Mindus

A desire to travel led me to a full-time photographer position at the Williams Lake Tribune in B.C.’s interior.
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