c
Vancouverairing now
91.5 FM
|
91.5 HD2
airing nowConnect FM 101.7 Edmonton
airing now
8.85 c
Edmonton
airing now|
91.5 FM
91.5 HD2
Connect FM 101.7 Edmonton
NewsEntertainmentShowsAboutCareersAdvertisers
Back to News

British Columbia remains in ``uncharted territory'' with several destructive storms set to sweep over already flooded areas of the province: Mike Farnworth

BY The Canadian Press, Nov 25, 2021 1:39 AM - REPORT AN ERROR

Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says British Columbia remains in ``uncharted territory'' with several destructive storms set to sweep over areas of the province already struggling to recover from devastating flooding. (Photo - BC Transportation/Twitter)

Rob Fleming

Rob Fleming

Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says British Columbia remains in ``uncharted territory'' with several destructive storms set to sweep over areas of the province already struggling to recover from devastating flooding.

Wind and rainfall warnings blanketed most of the B.C. coast Wednesday and they come after about a dozen so-called atmospheric rivers have saturated land in the province since September.

Farnworth says that even routine rainfall may cause already-swollen rivers to rise to dangerous heights and he urged residents to prepare for evacuations and watch for updates.

However, he says the government is also making headway on recovery since last week's floods, with supply chains stabilizing, gas shortages starting to ease and some evacuees allowed to return to their homes.

Transportation Minister Rob Fleming says the government is prepared to close some roads as a precaution as modellers try to predict where and when flooding and mudslides might occur.

Highway 1 through the Fraser Valley is on track to reopen Thursday, while there is no timeline for others, such as Highway 8.

Latest News

B.C. reports 405 new COVID-19 cases and 6 deaths

B.C. is reporting 405 new cases of COVID-19, including five new epi-linked cases, for a total of 219,584 cases in the province.There are currently 3,071 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 214,047 people who tested posit...

Federal and B.C. agriculture ministers host roundtable discussion with representatives of the provincial agriculture and agri-food sector

Marie-Claude Bibeau, federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, and Lana Popham, British Columbia’s Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries held a virtual roundtable w...

B.C. adds 4,600 jobs, Ravi Kahlon says his ministry waiting to see what impact the extreme flooding may have on the economy

Statistics Canada says BC added 4,600 jobs in the province last month, although Job Minister Ravi Kahlon says his ...

RCMP say rocks thrown from overpass in Surrey, B.C., damaging vehicles

The RCMP say there have been several dangerous incidents recently where rocks have been thrown from an overpass on...

Parents of Michigan boy charged in Oxford school shooting

The parents of a teen accused of killing four students at a Michigan high school have been charged with involuntar...

NACI strongly recomends COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for all Canadians over the age of 50

There's new advice on who should be getting COVID-19 vaccine booster shots and when. The National Advisory Committ...

City of Merritt announced final phases of Return Home Plan

The City of Merritt has announced the final phases of its Return Home Plan. On Thursday, the city said recent hard work reinforcing and rebuilding dikes to withstand rising r...

B-C's public safety minister says a long rebuild lies ahead after historic flooding

B-C's public safety minister says the worst of the storms that brought historic flooding and landslides may be over, but a long rebuild lies ahead. Mike Farnworth says the wo...

B.C. reports 368 new COVID-19 cases and 5 deaths

B.C. is reporting 368 new cases of COVID-19, including one new epi-linked case, for a total of 219,180 cases in the...

Highway 1 now open between Vancouver and Hope

BC's public safety minister says the province is through the worst of the storms that brought historic flooding an...

Share on

Related News

B.C. reports 405 new COVID-19 cases and 6 deaths

B.C. is reporting 405 new cases of COVID-19, including five new epi-linked cases, for a total of 219,584 cases in the pr...

Federal and B.C. agriculture ministers host roundtable discussion with representatives of the provincial agriculture and agri-food sector

Marie-Claude Bibeau, federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, and Lana Popham, British Columbia’s Minister of Agri...

B.C. adds 4,600 jobs, Ravi Kahlon says his ministry waiting to see what impact the extreme flooding may have on the economy

Statistics Canada says BC added 4,600 jobs in the province last month, although Job Minister Ravi Kahlon says his minis...

Sign up for the newsletter
We'll deliver best of entertainment right into your inbox
We love to hear from our listeners, so feel free to send us message
whatsUp icon
Message us on whatsapp