B.C. politicians press Ottawa to recognize Sumas Prairie flooding as national issue
B.C.’s emergency minister, the mayor of Abbotsford and the chief of Sumas First Nation are in the nation’s capital this week, pushing for federal action to help solve the rising flood risk in the Sumas Prairie.
#politics #flooding #SumasPrairie #Ottawa
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sumas-prairie-flooding-b-c-national-issue-9.7073961?cmp=rss

B.C. politicians press Ottawa to recognize Sumas Prairie flooding as national issue
B.C.’s emergency minister, the mayor of Abbotsford and the chief of Sumas First Nation are in the nation’s capital this week, pushing for federal action to help solve the rising flood risk in the Sumas Prairie.
#politics #flooding #SumasPrairie #Ottawa
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sumas-prairie-flooding-b-c-national-issue-9.7073961?cmp=rss

B.C. provides $3.3 million for Sumas Prairie flood planning
The B.C. Government has committed $3.3 million for flood resiliency projects in the Sumas Prairie in Abbotsford, B.C., following the city's second major flood event in four years.
#government #funding #flood #SumasPrairie #Abbotsford #BC
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sumas-prairie-abbotsford-flood-mitigation-funding-9.7071150?cmp=rss

#fraservalley #bcflood All highways in/out of Lower Mainland to the Interior are closed. #Nooksack flood waters expected to reach BC/WA border in a few hours. #Abbotsford folx in #SumasPrairie areas being evac'd. This feels like a more informed version of #2021 flood nightmare all over again.

Global News BC: B.C. upping flood protections in Sumas Prairie with learnings from 2021 flood https://globalnews.ca/news/9659752/bc-flood-protections-sumas-prairie/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #BCgovernmentfloodinginvestment #CityOfAbbotsford #CityofChilliwack #AbbotsfordFlood #FloodMitigation #BCgovernment #FirstNations #SumasPrairie #Environment #Abbotsford #BCFlooding #Politics #BCFlood #Canada #Sumas