Sea to Sky Highway reopens after a landslide from BC windstorm

VANCOUVER — Highway 99 between Lions Bay and Brunswick Beach have reopened after a landslide Saturday.

DriveBC reported the road connecting Vancouver to Whistler, B.C., reopened in both directions around 5 a.m. this morning, ahead of an estimated reopening at 9 a.m.

The landslide that shut the road happened around 10:30 a.m. on Saturday near Brunswick Road during a strong windstorm.

The storm also left more than 300,000 without power, though BC Hydro said all but a few thousand had power back as of Sunday morning.

Environment Canada warned Saturday’s wind gusts in the metro Vancouver area could be hit with 70-kilometreper-hour winds and gusts up to 100 kilometres per hour as a low-pressure system moved in.

Police in Surrey, B.C., say a woman died during the storm after she was hit by a falling tree.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 15, 2024.

The Canadian Press