BC Flood Impact

• Still displaced a year later, resident frustrated with City of Merritt’s flood response

  In an interview, Merritt flood recovery manager Sean Strang said the city does not directly control property taxes and is legally required to calculate and bill for them.

  Politics

  Nov 10, 2022
  
• Nooksack River, the source of B.C. and Washington flooding fears, to get prevention new plan

  November's catastrophic floods displaced an estimated 500 people in Washington and about 14,000 people in southern British Columbia.

  Environment

  Mar 15, 2022
  
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• Highway 1 through Fraser Canyon reopens to all traffic

  At noon on Monday, all traffic resumed on Highway 1 through the Fraser Canyon, restoring a critical route connecting the Lower Mainland to the B.C. Interior and North. 

  Traffic

  Jan 24, 2022
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• B.C. flood victims eligible for support navigating recovery funding beginning Feb. 1

  Beginning Feb. 1, evacuees receiving Emergency Support Services since the Nov. 15 storms will be offered the expanded help through the Canadian Red Cross.

  Weather

  Jan 20, 2022
• ‘Losses are enormous,’ says plaintiff in class-action lawsuit filed over B.C. flood damage

  The floods swallowed homes and vehicles in Sumas Prairie, drowned countless acres of farmland, destroyed crops, killed livestock, and displaced thousands of people.

  Weather

  Jan 11, 2022
• November floods take hydro pole on ‘epic journey’ from B.C. Interior to U.S. border

  The pole, originally located next to the Nicola River, was found in Boundary Bay by the border between the United States and Canada, the utility said in a Tuesday news release.

  Weather

  Jan 11, 2022
• B.C. farmers ‘white knuckling’ their way through extreme cold after floods, heat dome

  Like many farmers in B.C., Richard Bosma has faced a year unlike any other when it comes to extreme climate events.

  Economy

  Jan 2, 2022
• Sumas Prairie residents file class action lawsuit over damage caused by B.C. floods

  The plaintiffs allege local authorities and the province failed to adequately warn residents of the impending disaster, limiting their ability to save their belongings.

  Weather

  Jan 1, 2022
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• Flood disaster takes bite out of B.C. economy, sends infrastructure wake up call

  Vital road, rail and port links were severed for weeks when a series of record-breaking rains last month deluged southern B.C., forcing about 15,000 people to evacuate.

  Economy

  Dec 26, 2021
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• United Way raises $2 million for B.C. flood victims, launches new Christmas appeal

  The $2 million has also helped deliver more than 70,000 menstrual products to severely-impacted communities, including Hope, Merritt and Agassiz. 

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2021