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There was snow in several parts of B.C.’s Lower Mainland overnight ahead of a “bomb cyclone” expected to bring heavy rain and intense winds to the region.

Some of the areas that experienced snowfall include Vancouver, Surrey, Coquitlam, Langley and Abbotsford.

Plows were called out to the Simon Fraser University campus on Burnaby Mountain, where a few centimetres of snow accumulated Monday night.

While the weather had transitioned to rain in most areas by the morning, DriveBC warned commuters that heavy snow continued on the Sea to Sky Highway through Lions Bay as of 5 a.m., resulting in some slippery conditions.

An overnight crash held up traffic on the Coquihalla Highway – which was the subject of a snowfall warning from Environment and Climate Change Canada on Monday – though officials have not said whether it was snow-related.

Cities have already started prepping for winter weather, including Surrey, which has …

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