Relief in sight for Fraser Valley while others across Canada continue to suffer with freezing conditions

VANCOUVER — Weather warnings cover much of Canada this weekend, from arctic outflows on British Columbia’s coast to extreme cold through the Prairies and storms through southern Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes.

Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley are some of the first regions that will see some relief. Environment Canada expects wind chill values will moderate on Saturday (Jan. 13) from the mid-minus twenties to the mid-minus teens. By Monday, the dangerous wind chills are expected to disappear as the high temperature rises to near the freezing mark.

Wind chill values in other parts of B.C. and the Prairies have been hovering around -50 and are not expected to let up until late Sunday or Monday.

The cold has already caused traffic chaos and travel delays in some regions and led to at least one emergency rescue.