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Prince Rupert due to Estevan's winters being too extreme. Also, like much of the West Coast of North America, one can head a few miles inland in summer to seek more warmth.
Prince Rupert due to Estevan's winters being too extreme. Also, like much of the West Coast of North America, one can head a few miles inland in summer to seek more warmth.
While this is generally true, in the case of Prince Rupert it's actually not that big of an improvement. The only nearby towns are Terrace, Kitimat, and Smithers, and while the summers are somewhat warmer and drier they're still not great - for instance, Terrace gets 40% of sunshine in July (vs 30% in Prince Rupert), and 14 days of rain vs 17 in PR, and average highs just barely hitting 70°F. Kitimat is about the same, and Smithers is only slightly better and is several hours away.
To get real summer warmth and sunshine you pretty have to go down to the southern interior, and that's a good 1200km / 750 miles away, all in the mountains (Google Maps has the drive from Prince Rupert to Kamloops listed as 16 hours). In about half that distance (and less than half the time) you can go from Estevan to Southern Alberta, where winters are significantly milder (and that's on straight, open highway versus the extreme mountainous topography of BC).
Not that I think any of this will change your vote, as Estevan's winters really are severe for those not used to them and even Southern Alberta is still fairly cold, but this is one case where being on the BC coast doesn't really give much of an advantage in terms of quick/easy access to better weather nearby.
While this is generally true, in the case of Prince Rupert it's actually not that big of an improvement. The only nearby towns are Terrace, Kitimat, and Smithers, and while the summers are somewhat warmer and drier they're still not great - for instance, Terrace gets 40% of sunshine in July (vs 30% in Prince Rupert), and 14 days of rain vs 17 in PR, and average highs just barely hitting 70°F. Kitimat is about the same, and Smithers is only slightly better and is several hours away.
To get real summer warmth and sunshine you pretty have to go down to the southern interior, and that's a good 1200km / 750 miles away, all in the mountains (Google Maps has the drive from Prince Rupert to Kamloops listed as 16 hours). In about half that distance (and less than half the time) you can go from Estevan to Southern Alberta, where winters are significantly milder (and that's on straight, open highway versus the extreme mountainous topography of BC).
Not that I think any of this will change your vote, as Estevan's winters really are severe for those not used to them and even Southern Alberta is still fairly cold, but this is one case where being on the BC coast doesn't really give much of an advantage in terms of quick/easy access to better weather nearby.
Terrace has more chances than Prince Rupert to get hot weather, though. And Estevan's winters are very cold, while Prince Rupert's ones are very mild. I think I can understand that choice.
Prince Rupert due to Estevan's winters being too extreme. Also, like much of the West Coast of North America, one can head a few miles inland in summer to seek more warmth.
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