BC's public safety minister says declaring a provincewide state of emergency is a possibility as communities in the Fraser Valley grapple with the impacts of landslides and flooding after record-setting downpours earlier this week. Mike Farnworth says he plans to raise the issue during a cabinet meeting today. He says a key priority is making sure there's a flow of supplies so people can buy food and essential goods in areas with flooded or damaged roads or railways. Numerous roads and highways are closed due to flooding, landslides or washed-out bridges with Transportation Minister Rob Flemi

The board chair for a group representing BC dairy farmers says efforts to rescue livestock from areas inundated by floodwaters are time consuming and stressful. Holger Schwichtenberg with the BC Dairy Association says he didn't know the number of farmers who've had to move cows, but 25 to 30 milking cows were being moved to his own property from another farm in the Fraser Valley. Abbotsford Mayor Henry Braun says he witnessed a number of farmers trying to save their cows as the community put out new evacuation orders Tuesday. Braun told reporters he saw farmers using powerboats to haul cows o

The city of Abbotsford, B-C is dealing with mass evacuations due to severe flooding and on top of that, about 40 firefighters are battling a major fire at an R-V dealership.About 100 campers parked tightly together are burning and Fire Chief Darren Lee says some high-voltage power lines overhead are creating an added danger for his crews.Water levels on the Fraser River in the Abbotsford area have dropped two-metres in the past 24-hours, but Mayor Henry Braun says the river needs to drop another metre to take pressure off a pumping station that's at risk of failing.Public Safety Minister Bill

B.C. is reporting 338 new cases of COVID-19, including 18 epi-linked cases, for a total of 213,358 cases in the province.There are currently 3,568 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 207,275 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 376 individuals are currently in hospital and 107 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.In the past 24 hours, one new death (Fraser Health) has been reported, for an overall total of 2,274.There has been one new health-care facility outbreak at Ridge Meadows Hospital (Fraser Health). The

A search continues for more possible victims after the body of a woman was recovered from a landslide near Lillooet that was triggered by record rainfall. The RCMP say the total number of people and vehicles unaccounted for after the landslide across Highway 99 has not yet been confirmed but they have received reports of two other missing people. Rescue crews are also searching for potentially trapped vehicles or people in the debris field of two slides on Highway 7 near Agassiz. Helicopters evacuated about 300 people to safety yesterday after they were trapped in vehicles caught between the

British Columbia's provincial health officer says officials are considering the "harmonization" of COVID-19 restrictions across the province heading into winter.Dr. Bonnie Henry says the basics will be the same for everyone heading into a challenging period when "we don't want this virus to take off again."Henry told a news conference Tuesday she expects there will be some additional restrictions in areas where transmission remains high and immunization rates are low, such as the Northern Health region, parts of the Interior and the eastern Fraser Valley.She says colder weather is pushing peop

Surrey RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance with locating a missing 22 year old missing man. Bhavneet Singh was last seen Nov 9 in the 7300 block of 146A Street in Surrey. Singh is described as a 22-year-old South Asian Male, 5’7", 85 Kg and wears a Turban. He has reddish brown beard and brown eyes. It is unknown what he was wearing when he was last seen. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502.

Surrey RCMP is releasing a sketch of a suspect from a sexual assault that occurred in Hawthorne Park over the weekend and asking for the public’s assistance identifying him.On November 13, 2021, just after midnight, Surrey RCMP received a report of someone screaming in the area of 106 Avenue and 142 Street. Police attended the area and located a woman who had been physically and sexually assaulted in Hawthorne Park.The victim initially met the suspect in the 10500-block of King George Boulevard and they walked to a secondary location. While en route to the location, they walked through a woo

The City of Vancouver says the Burrard Street Bridge has reopened after it was closed last night due to concern about a huge barge that had grounded nearby. The barge broke free during a powerful windstorm that followed the torrential rains that lashed southern BC between Saturday and Monday night. Winds tossed the barge on the rocks of Sunset Beach and there were concerns it could refloat overnight and drift into the usually busy bridge. A statement from the city says calmer weather and low winds have cut the risk of the barge drifting away, but the situation is being monitored closely.