The City of Abbotsford has issued an evacuation order for residents in the Huntingdon Village area due to what it says is “immediate danger to life safety" caused by flooding.
The community in B.C.'s Sumas Prairie have pulled together to begin the cleanup process after floodwaters forced many of them to evacuate their homes, as a new storm threatens additional flooding.
The rain continued to fall overnight on southern British Columbia's already sodden areas prompting flood watches for the Tulameen, Similkameen, Coldwater and Nicola rivers.
When her family dairy farm, the Dykman Cattle Company, flooded nearly two weeks ago, it was the worst Cynthia Dykman had ever seen in her two decades on the western edge Sumas Prairie. But it was far from the first time.
They've barely had time to catch their breath since flooding devastated Abbotsford's Sumas Prairie. Now, they're bracing for the potential of more floodwaters.
Abbotsford Mayor Henry Braun says his city remains "extremely concerned" about the possibility of floodwaters from the United States arriving this weekend.
Emergency Management B.C. tells CTV News the ministry is asking employers to be patient while travel restrictions on flood- and mudslide-damaged highways are in place.
The flooding in southern B.C. has led to many disruptions for residents, from closed roadways to gas shortages that have forced rationing, and a provincial recycling company says the conditions have also limited its ability to pick up items.
For the first time since last week's devastating storm destroyed several sections of the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt, B.C., the provincial government has issued a tentative timeline for when the route might reopen.
Criminal charges have been laid against a 49-year-old woman who allegedly posed as a nurse while working at a Vancouver hospital – something she's accused of doing elsewhere in Canada as well.
