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They would like to see the provincial government step in to help clean it up, especially as it is located near the Chilliwack River Fish Hatchery and another fish-bearing creek.

The Chilliwack, B.C. resident says in May 2025, an Amazon delivery truck backed onto her front lawn and uprooted her fence posts, causing a section of the structure to collapse.

Chilliwack Fire Department and Emergency Health Services provided life-saving measures but the woman died at the scene.

Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for the Fraser Valley, much of Metro Vancouver, and some parts of Vancouver Island.

Tied for top spot on the list of endangered rivers in B.C., this year are the Heart of the Fraser, between Hope and Mission, and the Cowichan River on Vancouver Island.

Water breached the Trans Canada Highway late on Thursday evening, which is currently closed between Sumas Way and No. 3 Road on Friday.

In Abbotsford, there are 371 properties under evacuation order on the Sumas Prairie, while more than 600 are on evacuation alert as of Thursday morning.

Photos provided by the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure shows the devastation along Highway 3 caused by the atmospheric river this week.

The Fraser Valley Regional District also declared a local state of emergency on Dec. 10 due to the atmospheric river hitting B.C.'s South Coast.

Weather warnings are in effect across B.C.'s South Coast on Wednesday after stormy conditions pummel much of the Lower Mainland overnight.

Environment Canada is forecasting up to 70 millimetres of rain in areas including Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley into Wednesday morning.

Environment Canada has issued an orange rainfall warning for the City of Abbotsford, due to heavy rain expected, and crews are out assessing culverts, bridges and road conditions.

Some homeowners in Abbotsford, B.C., may soon return home as flooding evacuation orders were downgraded Saturday and alerts rescinded.

Floodwaters recede in Abbotsford, but Highway 1 remains closed; experts warn more rain, landslides and repeated flooding risks due to climate change.

Environment Canada has issued warnings using its new colour-coded alert system for an atmospheric river, which is expected to arrive on the coast on Tuesday evening.

The company that operates the Trans Mountain pipeline has paid a $196,000 fine for environmental lapses along its B.C. pipeline route in the aftermath of a massive Jan. 2024 storm.

In a news release, the B.C. General Employees' Union says the workers served a 72-hour strike notice on Nov. 21 and went on strike on Nov. 25.

Shawn Hall, director of the B.C. Poultry Industry Emergency Operations Centre, told Global News that it is a concerning time for poultry farmers in the province.

Police in Chilliwack, B.C., say they're investigating a targeted shooting that saw neighbouring homes struck by bullets Friday night.

A list published by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency shows the virus has been detected in nine commercial poultry flocks in the region over the last two weeks.