BC Floods

• Risk of spring flooding ‘elevated’ due to above normal snowpacks: B.C. River Forecast Centre

  Spring weather is also a critical flood risk factor, the forecast centre said.

  Weather

  Apr 11
• Penticton asks for $3.8 million towards flood mitigation work

  The South Okanagan region is prone to flooding and saw devastating floods in 2017 and 2018.

  Canada

  Jan 10
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• Grand Forks to rent out previously-flooded homes acquired under the buyout program

  Some Grand Forks residents were shocked to learn that previously-flooded homes the city acquired under a buyout program might be rented out.

  Canada

  Sep 24, 2020
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• Grand Forks flood victims launch proposed lawsuit against province, timber companies

  Interfor, the company with the largest share of logging rights in the region, says other factors were to blame for flooding that swamped Grand Forks in 2018.

  Sep 15, 2020
• Large swath of B.C. remains under flood warnings, advisories as rivers swell

  A vast swath of central and northeast British Columbia are under warnings and advisories due to potential flooding this weekend.

  Jul 4, 2020
• Flooded Stump Lake residents call for state of local emergency, military help

  "The lake has continued to rise. It will just not go down,” Devon Nickle said.

  Canada

  Jun 26, 2020
• Okanagan Lake reaches 22 cm above full pool after ‘relentless’ rain: dam operator

  Reimer reassured waterfront property owners that he doesn’t expect the lake to reach levels recorded in 2017 when residents experienced significant shoreline flooding.

  Environment

  Jun 15, 2020
• Regional district rescinds evacuation orders for Grand Forks, B.C., area

  The properties still remain on an evacuation alert.

  Weather

  Jun 2, 2020
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• More evacuation alerts issued for Grand Forks, B.C. area

  Officials say the riverbank eroded considerably in severe flooding two years ago, making the site near 19th Street vulnerable to further erosion during high water this spring.

  Canada

  May 28, 2020
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• Potential loss of road access, flooding prompts evacuation alert near Grand Forks, B.C.

  Residents are requested to be prepared to leave the area on very short notice if the alert is upgraded to an evacuation order. 

  Weather

  May 18, 2020