Winds are expected to gust up to 100 km/h on Tuesday along some parts of southwestern British Columbia as winter storms trigger ferry cancellations, power outages and avalanche warnings.
B.C. Ferries has cancelled the 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. PT sailings between Tsawwassen on the mainland and Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island due to expected high winds and waves in the Salish Sea.
So far there are no cancellations on routes connecting Nanaimo with Metro Vancouver.
Wind warnings are in place for west Vancouver Island, Greater Victoria and the Southern Gulf Islands. Environment Canada has also issued a special weather statement for higher than usual ocean levels
