Lowest snowpack in B.C. since 1970 sparks drought, wildfire concerns. B.C. (Canada ) experienced its lowest snowpack since 1970 this winter, with the Island receiving just 49 per cent of normal snow levels.

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1. B.C. experienced its lowest snowpack since 1970 this winter, with the Island receiving just 49 per cent of normal snow levels.

   The province released its latest Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin Wednesday measuring snowpack up until April 1, when 95 per cent of seasonal snowpack is typically accumulated, according to the report. Across the province, the snowpack is 63 per cent of normal.

   The low snowpack combined with warm weather forecasts create “significantly elevated” drought hazards for the coming spring and summer, the report says.

2. My father’s homeland. . .so sad