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Massive ice floes form on Fraser River in Metro Vancouver (PHOTOS & VIDEOS)

The rare sight was captured by numerous locals.
Elana Shepert
Elana Shepert
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Metro Vancouver residents are sharing images and videos of large ice floes on B.C.'s longest waterway, the Fraser River, in December 2021. Photo via craigthecountgilbert / Instagram

Metro Vancouver residents are sharing images and videos of large ice floes on B.C.'s longest waterway this week. 

While the large packs of floating ice typically take a few days to manifest in the region, the record-breaking cold has accelerated the formation of the floes. 

An Arctic ridge of high pressure over the B.C. interior brought strong and bitterly cold outflow winds to the region, as well as snowfall over the holiday weekend. More frigid temperatures are expected this week, with Arctic outflow winds and low temperatures combined to produce wind chill values near -20°C.

Locals started sharing photographs and videos on social media of the wintry scene on Monday (Dec. 27), which showed large packs of ice floating down the river. 

Have a look at some of the snaps and footage from around the region.

 

With files from Cameron Thomson.