Environment Canada: likelihood of similar events will only increase as global warming continues
Those impacted told to keep receipts
The government says Canadians should still avoid non-essential travel
Owners share footage from inside damaged building, announce potential re-opening date
Working west from Merritt, east from Spences Bridge
Single-lane bridge spans 80-metre gap at Jackass Mountain
Support funded by $30 million in donations matched by governments for a total $90-million fund
Reopening to traffic quickly followed by reports of unprepared drivers
Hope to Merritt will take 45 minutes longer than usual
Yarrow Food Hub has been helping neighbours in the flood zone since Nov. 19
Highway still closed between Lytton and Hope, due to record snowfall and avalanche risk
The state of emergency will remain in place until Jan. 18
Broken pole found after being washed away following flooding on Highway 8 east of Merritt
Snowmelt combined with rainy weather ahead could lead to flooding
Storms carrying threat still days away, exact location and intensity of concerns still unclear
Three videos shot at main dike on Sumas Prairie on Nov. 15, 16 and 17
Mid-January target for Highway 1 reopening to some traffic
Remaining moisture in structures on Sumas Prairie may lead to even more damage from frost
Pair’s GoFundMe campaign matched by provincial and federal governments
Defendants were ‘grossly negligent’ in failing to properly warn residents, lawsuit states