The bus was travelling between Kelowna and Merritt, B.C. Meanwhile, Via Rail service came to a halt between Ontario and Quebec, and hundreds of flights were cancelled
Four people have died and dozens more were injured after a bus rolled over on a mountain road on Christmas Eve in Interior British Columbia, and on Christmas Day stormy winter weather continued to create dangerous travel conditions across the country.
Throughout the country, communities dealt with weather-related consequences that, if they were less traumatic, still interrupted family gatherings and made the holiday weekend hazardous. Roads and highways were impassable in parts of Southern Ontario, Via Rail service came to a halt between Ontario and Quebec, and hundreds of flights were cancelled.
B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix said 16 ground ambulances and two aircraft were involved in the emergency response. in Chatham, Ont., until roads were sufficiently cleared of snowdrifts. Store manager Judy Lagasse said all of those sheltering at the store were able to leave safely by Saturday afternoon.
Before the cancellations, nine trains were stranded overnight from Friday to Christmas Eve, owing to power outages or downed trees caused by the winter storm. Travellers said some trains were stationary for as many as 13 hours as they ran out of food and water.
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