Vc Flooding News Today

According to Abbotsford Mayor Ross Siemens, the Barrowtown Pump Station is likely 'the most significant component' of the city's flood mitigation.

The B.C. River Forecast Centre has issued warnings for the Squamish River and its tributaries, including the Cheakamus River, as well as the Lilloeet River near Pemberton.

Mayor Ross Siemens said the city has not yet heard back from Ottawa on the status of its $1.6-billion infrastructure application under the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund.

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Heavy rain is expected to hit the Elk Valley, West Kootenay, Kootenay Lake, and East Kootenay regions and prompted several special weather alerts in British Columbia.

Leaner snowpack in Western Canada and United States mountain ranges is causing drier summers and increasing wildfire risk, says a new study from the University of Colorado Boulder.

Anna Konrad was 12 years old when rushing water from the Sumas River overran the dikes in Abbotsford forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes.

The Gitwangak First Nation is encouraging its citizens to prepare an emergency kit, fill up the gas tank and be ready to leave in case an evacuation order is issued.

The Gitwangak First Nation is encouraging its citizens to prepare an emergency kit, fill up the gas tank and be ready to leave in case an evacuation order is issued.

The impact stretch includes the Skeena and Bulkley rivers, and surrounding tributaries in Wet’suwet’en and Gitxsan territories, Telkwa, Smithers, Hazelton, Kispiox, and Terrace.