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• 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.

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  Dec 16, 2021
  
• B.C. welcomes federal government’s ‘initial’ $5 billion in flood disaster relief

  Record amounts of rainfall last month caused widespread floods and slides in southern B.C. that crippled transportation routes and forced thousands to leave their homes.

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  Dec 14, 2021
  
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• ‘This remains the most pressing conversation’: Abbotsford, B.C. mayor on funding for dike repairs

  Meanwhile, residents of the Sumas Prairie's central zone can now return home, though the local state of emergency has been extended again.

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  Dec 6, 2021
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• Liquid manure from B.C. floods may have contaminated some Lower Mainland wells

  Liquid manure may have been released through the movement of animals, the disposal of milk in manure storage systems or excessive precipitation into the storage systems. 

  Environment

  Dec 5, 2021
• B.C. expands disaster financial assistance program after flooding, landslides

  Eligibility has been expanded to affected residents in the northwest, southwest, central and southeast regions as well as Vancouver Island.

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  Dec 5, 2021
• Merritt, B.C. resumes third phase of re-entry plan after weekend flood warnings

  Access to homes in one of the most flood-impacted areas of Merritt was paused over the weekend as the second of three atmospheric rivers drenched southern B.C.

  Environment

  Nov 29, 2021
• Years of warnings about poor flood plans ignored prior to B.C. floods, says consulting firm

  A Vancouver-based flood management consulting firm says years of warnings about the risks of floods and ailing dikes have been "largely ignored" in B.C.

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  Nov 23, 2021
• Some residents of flooded Merritt, B.C. will be able to go home soon, mayor confirms

  The City of Merritt is expected to announce a phased return to the city for some residents, whose homes have been assessed for damage and given the green light.

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  Nov 22, 2021
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• B.C. floods from the air: Aerial photos and videos show devastation

  Photos and videos taken from the air highlight how much the atmospheric river affected so many parts of the province and the devastation left behind.

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  Nov 16, 2021