Grand Forks Flood

• Flood evacuees in Grand Forks, B.C., could soon return home after Kettle River crests: official

  On Tuesday morning, roughly 300 people remained on evacuation order, down from an estimated 400 people on Monday.

  Jun 2, 2020
  
• Grand Forks flood buyout woes highlight gaps in B.C. emergency management policies

  Graham Watt, the city’s flood recovery manager, said the controversy exposes gaps in B.C.’s current emergency mitigation policies and a provincial buyout program should be developed.

  Dec 16, 2019
  
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• Grand Forks resident still recovering from historic 2018 flood

  A Grand Forks woman says her home is still under repair 11 months after the Kettle and Granby rivers overflowed, inundating the city and its residents.

  Canada

  Apr 20, 2019
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• Flood evacuation orders lifted for nearly 600 properties in Boundary region

  Officials hope to have evacuation orders for most of the 3,000 properties impacted in the area lifted in the next two days.

  Environment

  May 20, 2018
• B.C. flooding news Sunday: Mike Farnworth tours flood zone in Grand Forks

  Public safety minister Mike Farnworth will be touring the damage in Grand Forks on Sunday afternoon.

  Weather

  May 13, 2018
• Rapid snowmelt prompts high streamflow advisory for Fraser River

  B.C.'s Lower Mainland could be the next region watching the river banks, with the Fraser River expected to rise rapidly in the coming days.

  Environment

  May 10, 2018
• Timeline of 1997 flood in Grand Forks

  Twenty years ago, Manitobans watched in horror as a devastating flood swallowed up most of Grand Forks, N.D.

  Weather

  Apr 18, 2017