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Environment Canada has forecast 120 millimetres of rain before conditions ease up, with some areas already reporting over 200 millimetres since Sunday.

John Kavaloff, 58, and Valerie Smith, 67, were found dead at their mobile home on Chilliwack Lake Road by officers responding to a shots-fired call on Sept. 13, 2023.

Thousands of people were left without power in Chilliwack, Hope, Abbotsford and Mission after powerful winds swept through the region, bringing down power lines and trees.

With more rain in the forecast, crews continue to deal with a mudslide earlier this week that covered a road in Coquitlam in debris, posing risk to Metro Vancouver's water supply.

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.

The trucks were travelling on the Coquihalla Highway, before the Othello Road exit, when it is believed the first few trucks were blown on their sides.

The decision, announced in the February budget, comes amid a shortfall of long-term care beds that is projected to soar over the next decade as the population ages.

“They went to find him for his medication and couldn’t find him. He wasn’t in his bed anymore. They knocked on the bathroom door. Nobody answered,” she said.

'These are needed beds that are urgently needed from family caregivers who are really being pushed to the edge caring for someone,' Dan Levitt said.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is on track to have spent 20 per cent of his first year abroad, more than both Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper.

Amid violence, people in Puerto Vallarta have been told to keep a low profile, follow the advice of local authorities, and monitor local and international media to stay informed.

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.

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

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.

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