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A new proposal has emerged in response to the November 2021 floods that swept Sumas Prairie in the Fraser Valley, British Columbia, causing mass evacuations and millions in damages.

More than two dozen speakers presented at event on Friday, Oct. 13

The floodwaters covering the former Semá:th X̱ó:tsa, or Sumas Lake — now called Sumas Prairie — contained 379 chemical components and bacteria, researchers found. Two-thirds were created by humans, including several that aren't found in nature.

The system for aiding people in disasters ‘needs to be chucked out and redone,’ says Stό:lō president.

96 per cent of dikes in the Lower Mainland are not high enough to block extreme B.C. floods. Experts say we have to think beyond concrete

Salmon stocks on the Fraser have tumbled in the past decade, leading Fisheries and Oceans Canada to limit Indigenous food fisheries on the river, even as some recreational fishing is allowed.