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How to get around southern BC: a post-crisis highway primer

Dec 3, 2021

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10 min read

How to get around southern BC: a post-crisis highway primer

There are two routes connecting the Fraser Valley to the Lower Mainland, but only Highway 3 is open to traffic heading to the Interior.

Our Crisis: What the storms taught us about our valley—and ourselves

Dec 3, 2021

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11 min read

Our Crisis: What the storms taught us about our valley—and ourselves

The floods exposed a lingering flood threat, fragile infrastructure, unresponsive bureaucratic systems—but also strength, community, and heroism.

Tyler Olsen
Tyler Olsen
Grinding to a halt: a look inside the Fraser Valley’s rail system

Dec 2, 2021

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11 min read

Grinding to a halt: a look inside the Fraser Valley’s rail system

A storm knocked out the valley's rail system for weeks. Things are starting to move again, but a return to normal is still a long way away.

Fraser Valley Current staff
Fraser Valley Current staff
The bureaucracy and the flood: disaster hits the valley’s rural communities

Dec 1, 2021

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13 min read

The bureaucracy and the flood: disaster hits the valley’s rural communities

The province delayed approving money for an urgent river fix, while refusing to fund upgrades to another dike in dire condition. The Fraser Valley Regional District says things have to change.

The two Sumas prairies, and why the Barrowtown floodgates are so important

Nov 30, 2021

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6 min read

The two Sumas prairies, and why the Barrowtown floodgates are so important

Sumas Prairie is actually split in two by a key dike. This is why that dike is so important, and why water can only drain from one side of the valley.

Tyler Olsen
Tyler Olsen
Thousands of sandbags and a grateful community

Nov 30, 2021

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7 min read

Thousands of sandbags and a grateful community

Residents in Huntingdon, and military members who helped sandbag the area over the weekend, share their messages of thanks after BC's storm.

The Volcano and The River

Nov 29, 2021

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14 min read

The Volcano and The River

How Mt. Baker feeds the Nooksack River's raging flood waters, the ominous signs for the decades to come, and one student's plan to answer a suddenly urgent question.

Tyler Olsen
Tyler Olsen
PHOTOS: PM visits flood devastation in Abbotsford

Nov 29, 2021

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4 min read

PHOTOS: PM visits flood devastation in Abbotsford

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took a tour of the flood-affected areas of Abbotsford Friday with local officials.

Tyler Olsen
Tyler Olsen
PHOTOS: Inside Abbotsford’s emergency operations centre

Nov 29, 2021

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4 min read

PHOTOS: Inside Abbotsford’s emergency operations centre

Join editor Tyler Olsen for a visual tour through Abbotsford's emergency operations centre.

Tyler Olsen
Tyler Olsen
Fraser Valley Floods: How to give (and get) help

Nov 26, 2021

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14 min read

Fraser Valley Floods: How to give (and get) help

Fraser Valley residents are chipping in to provide help to neighbours in need. This is our list of everywhere you can help.

Fraser Valley Current staff
Fraser Valley Current staff
More than a drop in the bucket: last week’s deluge in context

Nov 25, 2021

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3 min read

More than a drop in the bucket: last week’s deluge in context

Last week's once-in-a-century storm broke rainfall records in several Fraser Valley communities. Here's a breakdown of the rainfall data for the wettest week in recorded history.

Joti Grewal
Joti Grewal
What is underneath all that water on Sumas Prairie?

Nov 24, 2021

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10 min read

What is underneath all that water on Sumas Prairie?

Data from the City of Abbotsford and Statistics Canada allows us to show you exactly what was being farmed in Sumas Prairie, and how the flooding could affect the farmland for the future.

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