Windstorm that swept B.C. south coast among ‘most severe’ in years: Hydro
VANCOUVER — White Rock Mayor Darryl Walker says it could take months and millions of dollars to repair the city’s beloved pier after part of it was ripped away during an intense windstorm that swept over British Columbia’s southern coast.
It’s one of several communities dealing with the aftermath of Thursday’s storm, which BC Hydro is describing as among the most severe in many years.
The 457 metre pier will be closed until further notice after several boats broke away from their moorings and battered the middle of the pier, eventually collapsing a 30-metre section, Walker said.
“The damage that was done to our pier appears to be something that will take some months for us to recoup from, it’s extremely damaged,” he said.