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Media Coverage

News related to flooding in the Lower Fraser region as well Press Releases from LFFC and our partners

Media Coverage

Vancouver Sun, December 8, 2025: Opinion: Do we need another billion-dollar flood before B.C. acts?​

Vancouver Sun, March 2, 2026: Opinion: B.C.’s budget gamble: Invest now in flood prevention or pay much more later​


Global News, 16 Dec 2025: Frustration over flooding closing Highway 1 in Abbotsford, with no federal
                                                      funding in sight

Times Colonist, 8 December 2022: Premier David Eby creates new ministry to make sure B.C. is 'ready to go' for

                                                   next disaster

Vancouver Sun, 30 November 2022: Still no pathway to fund $165 million flood mitigation plan in hard-hit Merritt

The Narwhal, 14 November 2022: More dikes and bigger dams could be a multi-billion dollar mistake: here’s how
                                                  B.C. could ‘build back better’

APTN News, 27 October 2022: Senate report on B.C. flooding outlines flood mitigation and infrastructure issues

The Narwhal, 12 September 2022: Restoring salmon habitat could help B.C.’s flood problems

Agassiz Harrison Observer, 15 July 2022: Flood recovery forum in Abbotsford focused on ‘breaking down silos’

CBC, 14 June 2022: Abbotsford approves proposal to overhaul flood mitigation systems in city

Vancouver Sun, 5 May 2022: Fire & Flood, Facing Two Extremes: Why B.C. can't always build its way out of risks

CBC, 12 June 2022: Rebuild or retreat? B.C. communities face tough choices after catastrophic floods

THE TYEE, 2 Dec 2021: First Nations Want Overhaul of Emergency Planning and Response

Press Releases

B.C. Budget does not “Secure the Future” for the Lower Fraser - Media Release Feb 18, 2026

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