Comments | Southwestern British Columbia, December 29, 1996. An unusually heavy snowfall of up to 100 cm in some areas, brought traffic and emergency response service to a standstill in the areas of Victoria, the Fraser Valley, and some parts of Vancouver; over 100 motorists and rescue crews were stranded for days; airports at Victoria and Vancouver were closed, ferry service cancelled; sections of Highways 1, 3, 7, 11, 31 and 99 and other roads were closed due to flooding, avalanches and hydro wires down; reported as the worst snowstorm to hit the area in 75 years.
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