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IrelandZeballos evacuation ordered as heavy rain raises landslide risk
CTV News's Vancouver Island broadcast reports a local state of emergency alongside power outages, cancelled ferries and more rain in the forecast.
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Evacuation and local state of emergency declared | CTV News Vancouver Island November 6, 2026
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- 0:52Heavy rain and landslide hazards prompt a Zeballos evacuation order; outages and ferry cancellations affect Vancouver Island.
- 4:42HMCS Robert Hampton Gray arrives at CFB Esquimalt after a mission through the Northwest Passage.
- 7:05Kw'umut Lelum's housing initiative provides homes and community support for young First Nations adults leaving foster care.
- 11:28The detailed Vancouver Island forecast calls for fluctuating winds, mild temperatures and additional rainfall.
- 15:48A trade report examines possible Canada-U.S. developments ahead of tariff deadlines.
- 18:37Adam Sawatsky visits a hobby farm with animals named after Friends characters and a visitor hoping to hug a cow.
Cancelled ferries and widespread power outages add to the disruption in CTV News's November 6 Vancouver Island broadcast, which leads with an evacuation order in Zeballos.
Heavy rain and landslide hazards prompted the order in the village on Vancouver Island's northwest coast. Anchor Nafeesa Karim opens with the storm's effects before the broadcast turns to the weather still ahead.
BC Hydro's Ted Olynyk explains a familiar vulnerability of the electricity network: "Vegetation coming in contact with our lines, that's the number one cause of outages on the west coast here."
The full newscast drew an estimated 110,000 views in its first day, compared with roughly a thousand for a typical regular CTV News upload. It is a complete regional bulletin rather than a standalone emergency clip, also covering an Arctic patrol ship's arrival in Esquimalt and Indigenous-led housing for young adults leaving foster care.
Weather coverage elsewhere on the channel also drew an unusually large audience. A separate Maritimes forecast warns of flooding risks, with the heaviest rain expected in Nova Scotia and risks extending into southern New Brunswick and eastern Prince Edward Island.
For Vancouver Island, meteorologist Josh Classen offers a qualified respite: "The good news is that the worst of this first storm is now done." His later forecast still calls for fluctuating winds and additional rainfall across the island.
A village on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, known for ecotourism and sport fishing.
More on Wikipedia ›British Columbia’s main electricity distributor, serving more than four million customers. It is a provincially owned utility that generates, buys and supplies electricity.
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The Vancouver Island bulletin drew far more first-day views than a typical regular CTV News upload. The channel's separate Maritimes flood-risk forecast also had an unusually strong start.
