Kettle River

• Grand Forks to receive more provincial funding for flood mitigation

  “Mitigation work completed in Grand Forks since the flood in 2018 has already proved itself fully during this year’s freshet season,” said mayor Everett Baker.

  Canada

  Jul 11, 2023
  
• Grand Forks, B.C. rescinds local state of emergency amid flood risk

  'If anyone observes people tampering with tiger dams, road closure barricades or other emergency assets, please contact the RCMP," the City of Grand Forks, B.C. said.

  Environment

  May 7, 2023
  
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• Water levels, flood concerns rising in Grand Forks, B.C.

  On Saturday, the regional district upgraded two evacuation alerts to evacuation orders, affecting 40 homes.

  Canada

  May 6, 2023
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• ‘Watch and see’: Grand Forks, B.C. preparing for rising waters

  As of Thursday, a few dozen properties have been placed on an evacuated order or alert, and Grand Forks' Mayor says that number may grow by the weekend.

  Weather

  May 4, 2023
• Flood watch for East Okanagan, West Kettle River; 28 properties under evacuation alert

  A flood watch is issued when river levels are rising and will approach or may exceed bankfull, and that flooding of areas adjacent to the affected rivers may occur.

  Weather

  Jun 3, 2022
• Deer rescued after falling through B.C. river ice; group effort, canoe needed

  ‘He didn’t have much (time left). He couldn’t even stand on his own and support himself.’

  Canada

  Mar 1, 2022
• Otter spotted hanging out on the ice of the Kettle River

  A video sent in by a Global Okanagan viewer shows a river otter just hanging out on the ice of the Kettle River in Midway -- a pleasant sight to see.

  Environment

  Jan 16, 2022
• Drought conditions: Okanagan basin at Level 3, Salmon River basin at Level 4

  Regions now facing drought and water-scarcity conditions include the Okanagan, Shuswap, Thompson-Nicola and Cariboo.

  Environment

  Jul 9, 2021
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• 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
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• Hundreds ordered evacuated due to flooding in B.C.’s southern Interior

  Meanwhile, evacuation orders have been downgraded to alerts for Crawford Creek, Duhamel Creek and Salmo, outside of Nelson.

  News

  Jun 1, 2020