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Peace Region
Flooding expected to be ‘unlike anything ever seen,’ warns Kelowna mayor
May 12, 2017 The Canadian PressVANCOUVER – British Columbia’s Okanagan region is bracing for a storm that Kelowna’s mayor worries could unleash the worst flooding the region has ever seen. Mayor Colin Basran posted a Facebook statement describing expected water levels as “unlike anything we…
B.C. government invests $2.5-million to address flood risk in Peace Region after June flooding
October 11, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterAbout four months after a “substantive rainfall event” that lead to flooding in British Columbia’s Peace Region, the provincial government announced that it is providing $2.5 million to the Peace River Regional District (PRRD) to undertake debris removal and preventative…
Construction crews continue work on repairing flood-damaged roads in northern B.C.
June 21, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterConstruction crews and heavy equipment operators continue to work day and night to rebuild sections of highways and roads that were severely damaged by massive flooding in northern British Columbia last week. B.C. Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Todd Stone…
B.C. municipality declares state of local emergency following “very heavy rainfall event”
June 16, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe mayor of the District of Chetwynd in northeastern British Columbia declared a state of local emergency on Wednesday following a “very heavy rainfall event.” A media release from the municipality said that according to Environment Canada, 79 millimetres of…