2018 Floods

• City of Grand Forks makes offers on homes flooded in 2018

  After many low-lying homes were swamped with floodwaters in 2018, the City of Grand Forks said it wanted to buy dozens of properties in the North and South Ruckle neighbourhoods and convert the area into a green space.

  Canada

  May 1, 2020
  
• Homeless in Grand Forks call for housing ‘so we don’t freeze to death’

  Adding another layer of complexity to the housing debate, many residents who had homes in the city were also displaced because of the floods 19 months ago.

  Dec 19, 2019
  
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• Grand Forks flood victims protest post-flood values in home buyout program

  In June, nearly $50 million was announced by the federal, provincial and municipal governments for flood mitigation projects and recovery efforts, including purchasing homes in flood-prone areas.

  Nov 13, 2019
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• Grand Forks residents still struggling with recovery a year after flooding

  It's been more than a year since devastating floods in Grand Forks, but some people still don't have homes and some businesses haven't reopened.

  Canada

  Jun 2, 2019