Recent B.C. weather contributes to rising snowpack, but summer drought risk remains

VICTORIA — The River Forecast Centre says recent snowfall at higher elevations across British Columbia has increased snowpack levels, but the risk of low stream flows and drought conditions this summer remains.
Dave Campbell, the head of B.C.’s River Forecast Centre, says the average snowpack in the province has jumped to 66 per cent of normal since last month, when it had been near a record low of 61 per cent.
The centre analyses snowpack conditions, assesses seasonal water supply a