Merritt Flooding

• B.C. must take responsibility for flood protection infrastructure: Research

  The research that examined the dikes in Merritt also found that the Town of Princeton and the City of Abbotsford did not properly report on their dikes.

  Politics

  Sep 13, 2023
  
• More than 900 residents still displaced in Merritt, four months after flooding

  It's been roughly four months since devastating flood waters caused the evacuation of the entire town of Merritt and hundreds of people remain displaced.

  Canada

  Feb 25, 2022
  
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• Displaced Merritt, B.C. residents concerned with flood recovery efforts

  Hundreds of residents have yet to return to their homes, and those displaced are frustrated with the recovery process.

  Canada

  Feb 10, 2022
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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.

  Weather

  Dec 16, 2021
• B.C. floods caused estimated $450 million in insured damage, industry group says

  The disaster will be the most costly weather event in B.C. history, the industry organization says, and the overall economic losses are expected to be much higher.

  Weather

  Dec 9, 2021
• B.C. floods: Frustration grows as Merritt evacuees return home

  More residents in Phase 3 and 4 are able to return home in Merritt. But there is still growing frustration from property owners.

  Environment

  Dec 5, 2021
• B.C. floods: Large cohort of Merritt, B.C. residents given green light to return home

  The city said Friday that the risk of flooding had abated, and that Phase 3 and Phase 4 evacuation orders in its Return Home Plan had been lifted as of 2 p.m. Friday.

  News

  Dec 3, 2021
• B.C. Floods: Province braces for yet another intense rain storm

  Evacuation alerts were issued along the Similkameen River and Tulameen River -- areas prone to flooding that may flood again as the weather changes.

  Weather

  Nov 28, 2021
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• Flood warning issued for Merritt, B.C. as military helps fortify defences

  'The current trajectory of the water levels indicates that flooding in Merritt is a possibility,' the city said in a media release Sunday. 

  Environment

  Nov 28, 2021
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• ‘It did not have to be this way’: Growing anger over Merritt, B.C. evacuations

  Hundreds of Merritt residents were allowed to return to their properties on Saturday, but there is growing anger that some people have still not been allowed back.

  Environment

  Nov 28, 2021