Credit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2022 15:08:24 +0000
“We thought we were covered,” she said. “I just finally have kind of realized that we have no home left. And everything we’ve worked our butts off for is gone.”
Read moreCredit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2022 21:51:49 +0000
Merritt and Princeton will receive direct grants to build temporary housing to bring residents back to their communities while permanent homes are rebuilt.
Read moreCredit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2022 23:23:36 +0000
Abbotsford Mayor Henry Braun says he was among 28 mayors who met with federal and provincial ministers to ask about the delivery of $5 billion from Ottawa.
Read moreCredit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Sat, 02 Apr 2022 15:55:38 +0000
The complaints about funding come after wildfires raced through the province last summer, destroying numerous homes and much of the village of Lytton.
Read moreCredit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 00:18:54 +0000
On Monday, federal Minister Bill Blair finished a tour of B.C. communities that experienced those devastating floods, where some people still have not been able to move home.
Read moreCredit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2022 00:02:27 +0000
Rising water levels in the Nooksack contributed to flooding on the Sumas Prairie in Abbotsford and resulted in billions of dollars of damage to the province’s agriculture industry.
Read moreCredit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2022 02:28:55 +0000
You may have seen it on the news — Brisbane, Queensland, has received unprecedented amounts of rain over the past few days and low-lying areas are flooded yet again. The state capital received over 80% of its annual rainfall in 3 days. (My house endured over 1 meter of rain.) The state government is mobilizing […]
Credit to Author: Stuart Derdeyn| Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2022 19:00:38 +0000
Artists come together to raise funds for province’s fire and flood victims.
Read moreCredit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2022 00:25:28 +0000
The band declared a state of emergency on Nov. 15 in order to implement an evacuation order for all 45 properties on its reserve near Merritt.
Read moreCredit to Author: Stuart Derdeyn| Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 23:26:32 +0000
A line-up of big names is announced for fundraising event.
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