Northern BC In Drought Conditions

PRINCE GEORGE – The Province of BC has placed Northern BC under a Category Three drought circumstance.

“In BC, the BC Government defines different levels of drought based on socio-economic and environmental impacts of various categories of low water levels,” explains Peter Jackson, UNBC Meteorologist. “There are four categories, running from below normal to extremely dry. Category Three is the third of four categories. So it means very dry conditions.”

That’s why Master Gardener Grace Morrice has been watering her perennials and shrubs.

“This year, we’ve 13.8 millimetres. Last year we got 52 millimetres in the month of October. Our average for October is 40.3 millimetres. So, if we’ve only gotten 13.8, we’re pretty dry.”