BC Floods

• Chilliwack RV encampment cleared to make way for flood protection

  The property on Island 22 is owned by the Shxwhá:y Village, and is slated to be used for a new dike that will protect the Indigenous community and Chilliwack more broadly.

  Canada

  Feb 1
  
• B.C.’s South Coast battens down for ‘biggest precipitation event’ of the season

  Rainfall warnings are in place for parts of Metro Vancouver along with Howe Sound, while rain related weather statements are in place for Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast.

  Weather

  Jan 26
  
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• B.C. announces all repairs on Coquihalla Highway finished from 2021 flood

  The province announced all repairs on the Coquihalla Highway are now completed, from damages sustained in the historic 2021 B.C. floods.

  Environment

  Nov 15, 2023
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• B.C. must take responsibility for flood protection infrastructure: Research

  The research that examined the dikes in Merritt also found that the Town of Princeton and the City of Abbotsford did not properly report on their dikes.

  Politics

  Sep 13, 2023
• Cache Creek flooding: Evacuation order lifted for 78 properties in mobile home park

  Residents of dozens of homes in the Sage and Sands Mobile Home Park have been told water levels on the Boneparte River have receded enough for them to return.

  Weather

  May 18, 2023
• Evacuation alerts issued for 2 more communities along Skeena River in Northern B.C.

  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.

  Weather

  May 17, 2023
• Flood evacuation orders issued for 2 communities near Terrace, B.C.

  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. 

  Weather

  May 16, 2023
• B.C. braces for unseasonably hot weather as fire and flooding risks loom

  B.C. is bracing for unseasonably hot weather this weekend and into early next week. With the high temperatures comes concerns about wildfires, floods and heat-related illnesses.

  Weather

  May 11, 2023
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• ‘Worst I think I’ve ever seen’: Cache Creek on edge as inbound heat raises flood risk

  About 300 people have been forced from their homes as the community of Cache Creek, B.C., faces its second round of flooding in as many weeks.

  Environment

  May 10, 2023
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• 300 people under evacuation order in Cache Creek due to renewed flooding

  The order covers the Sage and Sands mobile home park off the Trans-Canada Highway, as well as more than 20 homes on Old Cariboo Road, Nugget Road and Collins Road.

  Environment

  May 9, 2023