Fraser Valley – In April, Councils through out the Fraser Valley were taking the annual long hard look at the spring snowpack, melt and freshet. As of May 1, residents in Carey Point in Chilliwack, that lies outside of the…
Abbotsford/Mission – MAY 24 UPDATE – GOOD NEWS – The City of Abbotsford has rescinded the Evacuation Alert in all of the unprotected area of River Road between the CN Railway and the River in Glen Valley, announced Mayor Henry…
Fraser Valley -MAY 16 UPDATE – To no one’s surprise, Island 22 is going through a shut down due to flooding. Eagle Point Community Park in Electoral Area C has been closed due to high water. The Vedder River Campground…
Langley – At approximately 9am on May 15 the Mission Gauge reached 5.5 metres. As a result, an Evacuation Alert has been issued by the Township of Langley for the unprotected flood plain areas of Northwest Langley and Glen Valley, as well…
Abbotsford/Chilliwack – In an emergency, the FVRD may activate the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC). An EOC is mission control, where staff and other team members work together to carry out the emergency response. This safe location is equipped with all…
Victoria/Fraser Valley – The BC River Forecast Centre and the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources have released the snow basin data. As the Okanagan is now dealing with flooding problems, that concern may not be acute in the…
Fraser Valley -JUNE 26 UPDATE from the FVRD: While it is probably not breaking news to most people, mosquito season is well underway in the Fraser Valley. The Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) has been busy treating larvae in this…
Fraser Valley (With files from Black Press) – Good news for those watching the river flow. B.C. has near-normal snow levels in the mountains. That’s a different story from last year where BC had a record-low snowpack that contributed to severe drought…
Chilliwack/Abbotsford – (Jennifer Feinberg – Chilliwack Progress) – It’s freshet time in the Fraser Valley, which also means the start of mosquito season. But two months of extra dry weather in Chilliwack means less water seepage up into Fraser River…