Sumas Lake
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Could re-flooding the Sumas Prairie help buttress Abbotsford against climate change?The B.C. government drained Sumas Lake in the 1920s to make room for farmland, displacing the Sumas First Nation and its members.EnvironmentJun 3
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Cocaine, antibiotics: Report finds pollutants released in Sumas Lake area following 2021 floodsRaincoast Conservation Foundation, with their partners, took samples of water in the former Semá:th X̱ó:tsa (Sumas Lake) area over a seven-week period following the floods.EnvironmentNov 17, 2022
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B.C. floods: Abbotsford scrambles to build levee that could cost some people their homesThere's an urgent need to repair broken dikes in B.C.'s Fraser Valley with rain in the forecast and a river in Washington state still pushing water north, Abbotsford's mayor said.WeatherNov 18, 2021
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Sumas First Nation chief reflects on ‘disaster’ B.C. flooding where lake used to beThe Sumas Prairie was drenched this week after 48 hours of torrential rain, which swallowed homes, cars and agricultural infrastructure, as well as displaced thousands.EnvironmentNov 18, 2021
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