Abbotsford Flood

• B.C. upping flood protections in Sumas Prairie with learnings from 2021 flood

  More than $4 million is being provided by the province to make the Sumas Prairie more resilient against mass flooding events.

  Environment

  Apr 28, 2023
  
• Senate report calls for comprehensive Fraser Valley flood plan

  Flood waters due to a series of atmospheric rivers last November inundated 15,000 hectares of land and affected about 1,000 farms and 2.5 million livestock.

  Canada

  Oct 28, 2022
  
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• Abbotsford council greenlights massive new flood mitigation plan

  More than 3,300 people were evacuated from more than 1,100 properties in Abbotsford after Washington State's Nooksack River flooded and sent water streaming north into Canada.

  Environment

  Jun 13, 2022
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• Abbotsford council looking at ‘hybrid’ option to mitigate Sumas Prairie flooding

  With public feedback in mind, Abbotsford has created a 'new preferred option' which is a hybrid of some key infrastructure enhancements and flood mitigation concepts.

  Canada

  Jun 10, 2022
• Abbotsford flood protection plans ranging from $200M to $2.8B head to council

  Floods in November saw the evacuation of more than 3,300 people from more than 1,100 properties in Abbotsford when Washington state's Nooksack River overtopped its banks.

  Environment

  Apr 2, 2022
• B.C. announces $228M to help farmers, ranchers impacted by floods

  Ranchers Rhonda and Wayne MacDonald joined dozens of others as they rode their horses into Merritt Sunday for a rally in support of the long anticipated agri-recovery program.

  Weather

  Feb 7, 2022
• BC Hydro unexpectedly cuts power to family trying to restore Sumas Prairie home

  BC Hydro says it is inspecting homes in the Sumas Prairie and must cut power to any that pose a safety hazard. The Sansalone family says they were never notified about the issue.

  News

  Dec 16, 2021
• Cars, couches, propane and fuel tanks among debris from record flooding in B.C.

  The mayor of Abbotsford says a second waste transfer station is expected to open for "mountains" of trash left outside homes after record rainfall drenched southern B.C.

  Weather

  Dec 16, 2021
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• Abbotsford, B.C. lifts final evacuation order, but warns of disaster if dikes aren’t updated

  Abbotsford needs $1 billion to upgrade the Sumas and Matsqui dikes, said Mayor Henry Braun, and it's 'impossible' to obtain that kind of cash without help from B.C. and Ottawa.

  Weather

  Dec 10, 2021
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• City of Abbotsford B.C. lifts evacuation order for north Sumas Prairie

  Braun said he knows people are anxious to return as water levels in the region dropped by about 12 inches in the past 24 hours due to the drier weather.

  Weather

  Dec 3, 2021