Mike Farnworth

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Properties are surrounded by high water after floodwaters began to recede at Everglades Resort on Hatzic Lake near Mission, B.C., on Sunday, December 5, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Most military members leave B.C. as province recovers from floods

British Columbia is shifting into repair and recovery mode following devastating floods and landslides caused by record rains that crippled transportation links, deluged agricultural operations and forced the evacuations of thousands of people, says the province's public safety minister.

By Dirk Meissner | News, Politics | December 7th 2021

The contents to the insides of homes that were flooded are pictured on the street in downtown Princeton, B.C., on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward

B.C. minister Mike Farnworth views flood damage, promises aid

British Columbia's public safety minister got a first-hand look on Friday, December 3, 2021, of the destruction caused by torrential rainstorms that forced rivers over their banks and ripped away roads and bridges.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | December 4th 2021

As B.C. storms subside, a massive cleanup looms

The successive storms that brutalized southern British Columbia with floods and slides caused by record amounts of rainfall were declared over on Thursday, December 2, 2021, but now the cleanup and costly rebuild lie ahead, says the public safety minister.

By Dirk Meissner | News, Politics | December 3rd 2021

Weather expert says B.C.'s fires and floods line up with climate change

Flood warnings were issued on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, for several major rivers in British Columbia as a federal scientist says record-setting rainfall and alpine temperatures are consistent with climate change.

Race to a Safer World

By Amy Smart | News, Politics | December 2nd 2021

A Tiger Dam is placed across all lanes of the closed Trans-Canada Highway near the flooded Sumas River, in Abbotsford, B.C., on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Evacuations and flood warnings continue in B.C.

Several rivers in British Columbia were under flood warnings on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, as hundreds of homes remained evacuated because of heavy rainfall.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | December 2nd 2021

Bins of sand are placed across the road next to a wall of sandbags along rail tracks to form a temporary dike in the Huntingdon Village area of Abbotsford, B.C., on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Gas rationing and state of emergency extended in B.C.

Fuel rationing in parts of British Columbia was extended on Monday, November 29, 2021, for another two weeks until Dec. 14 to allow crews to bring the Trans Mountain pipeline back online after a series of devastating storms, floods and slides in the southern part of the province.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | November 30th 2021

Tractors are seen in a flooded field in Abbotsford, B.C., on Thursday, November 25, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward

B.C.'s Alert Ready system in place for pending storm

British Columbia is prepared to use a national emergency alert system ahead of what could be the most intense rainfall since a storm two weeks ago devastated communities and destroyed critical infrastructure, the government announced on Sunday, November 28, 2021.

By Amy Smart | News, Politics | November 29th 2021

More evacuations in B.C. as Sumas River floods

Residents of another handful of properties in Abbotsford, B.C., were ordered to evacuate late on Sunday, November 28, 2021, night while some others were placed on evacuation of alert due to the continuing flood threat.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | November 29th 2021

Debris is seen along a flooded road in Abbotsford, B.C., Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

B.C. braces for more storms as Trudeau surveys flood damage

Rainstorms of increasing intensity are forecast to hit British Columbia over the coming days, prompting warnings for people to be prepared to evacuate.

By The Canadian Press | News | November 26th 2021

Mike Farnworth, minister of public safety and solicitor general, talks during a news conference at legislature in Victoria, on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. File photo by The Canadian Press/Chad Hipolito

'Uncharted territory' of superstorms announced with little talk of climate change

British Columbia remains in "uncharted territory" with a chain of storms set to sweep over areas of the province that are already struggling to recover from devastating flooding, Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said on Wednesday, November 24, 2021.

By Amy Smart | News, Politics | November 25th 2021

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