Tess van Straaten

☔️APRIL RAINFALL TOTALS☔️ April showers were definitely a bust in #VictoriaBC☀️this year! #YYJ only had 21.8 mm—45% of what's typical for the month—and the Victoria Gonzales weather station was incredibly dry with just 9.2 mm or 25% of normal. @CHEK_News @CHEK_media #BCwx #YYJwx https://t.co/RteGbxBhmE

😎 Spring feels more like summer in parts of #BC 🌡️ @CHEK_News #BCwx #weather @CHEK_media

Thierry Goose @ThierryGooseBC

🌡️First 30°C of the year in #Canada recorded today in BC. 30.4°C Kamloops 29.0°C Lillooet 28.7°C Castlegar 28.6°C Lytton & Princeton 28.5°C Warfield 28.4°C Ashcroft & Clearwater 28.2°C Salmon Arm 28.0°C Pemberton 27.7°C Penticton 27.6°C Osoyoos 27.5°C Kelowna & Summerland #BCwx https://t.co/N5aTgm823U

🌅Today's @CHEK_News weather photo is this beautiful shot of a spring sunrise over Mount Baker. 📷Gary Woodburn @CHEK_media #ShareYourWeather #YYJ #YYJwx https://t.co/4BBnPg5m6b

☔️So much for April showers!☀️This April is the driest month we've had since Aug 2023 w/ 16.3 mm at #YYJ (34% of norm). #VictoriaBC Gonzales is even drier w/ just 7.6 mm or 21% of what's typical and only one more rain day (Mon) in the forecast. @CHEK_News @CHEK_media #BCwx #YYJwx https://t.co/qZFN69Or5c

Today's @CHEK_News weather photo is this lovely shot of the beautiful camas blooming at Cedar Hill Golf Course in #YYJ. 📷Mary McArthur @CHEK_media #ShareYourWeather #YYJwx @saanich https://t.co/MQcTSa89l9

🐶 It’s #PetCHEK 🐾 Sunday and puppy Walter from @VHSanimalrescue has had a rough start in life. Here’s a sneak peek of what’s coming up on @CHEK_News at 5. 💙 @CHEK_media #adoptme #yyj #adoptdontshop @bosleyspetstore #dogs #puppies https://t.co/lkulyHffSm

🐻Our Saturday @CHEK_News viewer wildlife photo is this big bruiser! The black bear was content munching away on the lush grass yesterday and soaking up the sun. You can send weather and wildlife photos to [email protected] 📷Bob Burgess @CHEK_media #ShareYourWeather #Bears https://t.co/aBXinbU709

☀️We've had some spectacular sunrises and sunsets this month and today's @CHEK_News weather photo is this beautiful shot of the sunset at McKenzie Beach.🌊 📷Glenn Sauer #BCwx @CHEK_media #ShareYourWeather https://t.co/4lYIRMEh17

🪿 How Canadian is this? 🇨🇦 Shout out to @WestshoreRCMP for escorting this Canada goose mama and her goslings off the busy highway. 🪿🚗🚘Needless to say, it will be our smile of the day today on @CHEK_News at 5. 📺 See you soon! @CHEK_media

West Shore RCMP @WestshoreRCMP

West Shore RCMP provided a canadian (goose) police escort this afternoon 🚔🇨🇦 Thank you for your patience as one of our officers, along with CRD Animal Control Officers, helped this family of geese get to their destination safely! https://t.co/Wy7DBFHmdR

🌸 It’s a beautiful day to be outside so we’re live at #Abkhazi Garden @TLC4BC for @CHEK_News 5 & 6 pm weather tonight! We’ll tell you about the garden’s plant sale fundraiser this weekend and much more. 😎 See you soon! #yyj #yyjevents #spring 🌺🌷🌼 https://t.co/iOkCVkRHKw

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🐣Happy Easter! 🐣 We have an egg-cellent #Easter Extravaganza coming up on #PetCHEK 🐾 on @CHEK_News at 5 with kittens from the Itty Bitty Kitty Cmte—the most we’ve ever had in one basket as we mark a big milestone! 🐱 @CHEK_media #adoptme #yyj #adoptdontshop @bosleyspetstore https://t.co/wiF0sJqqKc

🏆 This cute photo of my son @tate_commandeur in a @hudsonsbay #Vancouver Olympics hoodie came up as a memory… when he saw it, he said: “#TeamCanada from day 1… manifestation at its finest!” 🥇🥉💪🏻#powerlifting #sports #YYJ #DreamBig https://t.co/QTE3x3rH4K

☔️ March was wetter than January on much of #VancouverIsland & some areas saw more precipitation in March than Jan + Feb combined! 🌧️This rarity is due to a very dry Jan for most areas and a wetter than normal March for the south and east island. @CHEK_News #BCwx #BCstorm #YYJ https://t.co/OkvTx1R4ND

🐶 ♥️ Tater & Tot ♥️ 🐶 #petchek #AdoptMe #puppies #dogs

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Four-week-old puppies Tater and Tot had to be bottle fed after their mama died. Here's Tess van Straaten with more. https://t.co/V2SDHPDCds

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