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Originally Posted by Snaz
Well one good thing about the lower temps in Western Canada is possibly the slowing down of the Mountain Pine Beetle's march East. BC has lost millions of trees to this tiny pest and it is quickly on the move into Alberta and beyond.
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Yeah, that is a good thing. I recently drove from Vancouver to Calgary for the first time in about 5 years and couldn't believe how much the devastation has spread in that short of a time. In some places as far as the eye could see and up to 90% loss. Terrible!