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B.C. flood, slide evacuees can refill emergency prescription at any pharmacy

Service available to all evacuated across the province

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A contingent of Chilliwack volunteers helped Abbotsford officials by sandbagging the Barrowtown pump station on Nov. 16, 2021. (Thomas Thalen/Instagram screenshot)

VIDEO: Chilliwack volunteers jumped into action to help Barrowtown sand-bagging

Yarrow was dry the morning after residents were evacuated, said Chilliwack Mayor

A contingent of Chilliwack volunteers helped Abbotsford officials by sandbagging the Barrowtown pump station on Nov. 16, 2021. (Thomas Thalen/Instagram screenshot)
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B.C. residents will not receive the emergency alert test today as flood response continues

Rest of the country will get scheduled test on Nov. 17

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Sumas Prairie on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. The area is under an evacuation order due to substantial flooding. (Nancy Hildebrand photo/Facebook)

Sumas Prairie flooding remains ‘critical,’ Abbotsford mayor says 184 people rescued overnight

Water is coming from the Nooksack River, pushing pump station to full capacity

Sumas Prairie on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. The area is under an evacuation order due to substantial flooding. (Nancy Hildebrand photo/Facebook)
Thick black smoke fills the air at a massive fire at the Fraserway RV holding centre near Highway 1 east of Whatcom Road on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. (Black Press Media photo)

VIDEO: Dozens of vehicles burning at RV holding centre in Abbotsford

Fire crews on scene near Highway 1 and Whatcom Road

Thick black smoke fills the air at a massive fire at the Fraserway RV holding centre near Highway 1 east of Whatcom Road on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. (Black Press Media photo)
Construction equipment makes an appearance on Rockwell Drive as the clean-up efforts begin. Residents just outside Harrison Hot Springs have been stranded for two days as landslides and rapid flood water have made the road impassable. (Photo/Tara Fanzega)

VIDEO: Rockwell Drive wrecked after weekend flood, landslides

Work to restore the road has begun, witnesses say

Construction equipment makes an appearance on Rockwell Drive as the clean-up efforts begin. Residents just outside Harrison Hot Springs have been stranded for two days as landslides and rapid flood water have made the road impassable. (Photo/Tara Fanzega)
People await transport by boat from Hope to Chilliwack and other communities in the Eastern Fraser Valley. (Rick Stahl photo)

Jet boat rides on offer for those cut off from communities in Eastern Fraser Valley

Fishing guides with access to jet boats shuttling people between Chilliwack, Hope and Mission

People await transport by boat from Hope to Chilliwack and other communities in the Eastern Fraser Valley. (Rick Stahl photo)
Sumas Prairie on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. The area is under an evacuation order due to substantial flooding. (Nancy Hildebrand photo/Facebook)

VIDEO: Aerial rescues underway for those stranded by floods in Sumas Prairie

Sumas Prairie under evacuation order due to catostrophic flooding

Sumas Prairie on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. The area is under an evacuation order due to substantial flooding. (Nancy Hildebrand photo/Facebook)
Emergency vehicles and tractors are seen at the base of a mudslide on Highway 7 west of Agassiz, B.C., Wednesday, November 17, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Emergency vehicles and tractors are seen at the base of a mudslide on Highway 7 west of Agassiz, B.C., Wednesday, November 17, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Fraser-Cascade schools closed Wednesday, Nov. 17

All schools in the Fraser-Cascade School District 78 were closed for entire…

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The red area is under an emergency evacuation order on Sumas Prairie in Abbotsford.
The red area is under an emergency evacuation order on Sumas Prairie in Abbotsford.
The TNRD has issued an evacuation order for 37 properties along Highway 8 east of Spences Bridge. (Photo credit: TNRD)

Evacuation order issued for 37 properties along Highway 8 east of Spences Bridge

Floodwaters threaten several properties and have severely damaged infrastructure along highway

The TNRD has issued an evacuation order for 37 properties along Highway 8 east of Spences Bridge. (Photo credit: TNRD)
An aerial tour taken Tuesday (Nov. 16) by Abbotsford Mayor Henry Braun and Police Chief Mike Serr captured the devastation of the flooding on Sumas Prairie.

Abbotsford at ‘beginning of a big fight’ in flooding situation, says mayor

Waters from Nooksack River will continue to spread onto northeast Sumas Prairie

An aerial tour taken Tuesday (Nov. 16) by Abbotsford Mayor Henry Braun and Police Chief Mike Serr captured the devastation of the flooding on Sumas Prairie.
A single vehicle heads into the U.S. at the quiet Peace Arch border crossing Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, in Blaine, Wash. Canada lifted its prohibition on Americans crossing the border to shop, vacation or visit, but America kept similar restrictions in place, part of a bumpy return to normalcy from coronavirus travel bans. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

B.C. FLOODS: Travellers stuck from returning home can cross U.S. border without PCR COVID test

The exemption is for travellers heading to their home residence and facing geographical constraints

A single vehicle heads into the U.S. at the quiet Peace Arch border crossing Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, in Blaine, Wash. Canada lifted its prohibition on Americans crossing the border to shop, vacation or visit, but America kept similar restrictions in place, part of a bumpy return to normalcy from coronavirus travel bans. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Local Legion steps up to help stranded travelers

Legion volunteers hosting a chili dinner for evacuees on Tuesday

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Abby PD say four kayaking youths needed rescuing after paddling into an area with swift, rising water. (Twitter photo)

Abbotsford police rescue 4 youth kayakers; warn people to avoid evacuated areas

Police are pleading with people to stay home and stop hindering emergency responders

Abby PD say four kayaking youths needed rescuing after paddling into an area with swift, rising water. (Twitter photo)
Vancouver Island emergency road crews begin work on a flood-damaged single-lane section of the Malahat Drive section of Highway 1. (Photo courtesy BC Transportation)

More reliable Vancouver Island highway options highlighted in latest flooding: traffic expert

Scandinavian countries would bore a tunnel or build a bridge: traffic commission member

Vancouver Island emergency road crews begin work on a flood-damaged single-lane section of the Malahat Drive section of Highway 1. (Photo courtesy BC Transportation)
A helicopter lifts off from the Hope Golf Club on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021 with evacuees. Helicopters are being used to drop supplies and bring people out of the town, which is cut off from the province due to several landslides on all surrounding roads. (Virginia White photo)

B.C. STORM: 1,000 cots and bedding being flown into Hope for stranded travellers

Community preparing to care for about 1,200 people another night as crews assess highway damages

A helicopter lifts off from the Hope Golf Club on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021 with evacuees. Helicopters are being used to drop supplies and bring people out of the town, which is cut off from the province due to several landslides on all surrounding roads. (Virginia White photo)
FILE – British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix responds to questions during a news conference regarding the novel coronavirus COVID-19, in Vancouver, on Saturday, March 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Floods, landslides have had ‘significant impact’ on B.C. health-care services, Dix says

Many patients have already had to be relocated this year due to wildfires

FILE – British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix responds to questions during a news conference regarding the novel coronavirus COVID-19, in Vancouver, on Saturday, March 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Kal Atwal, Daj Powar and Jesse Sohal were on their way home from a road trip to Whitehorse when they had to stop unexpectedly in Hope. Now, they are making the best of the situation by carrying on with camping. (Pattie Desjardins/ Hope Standard)

Campers make themselves comfortable, wait out Hope landslides under overpass

Friends’ road trip to view Whitehorse northern lights now memorable for Hope landslides

Kal Atwal, Daj Powar and Jesse Sohal were on their way home from a road trip to Whitehorse when they had to stop unexpectedly in Hope. Now, they are making the best of the situation by carrying on with camping. (Pattie Desjardins/ Hope Standard)