British Columbia

Quotes

• “Some of the lines (for the waste-water treatment plant) are badly damaged in the flood areas. This is one of the reasons...”
• “One of the issues previous governments had done is devolved responsibility for diking to municipalities. The intent was ...”
• “We had one atmospheric river yesterday. It brought between 40 and 60 millimetres, even more in the w:Howe Sound region a...”
• “If you are in the Sumas Prairie and have not already evacuated, you must do so immediately. Do not stay for livestock or...”
• “Stand with Baillie-Grohman in 1882on the shoulder of the Purcells gazingeast and north up the Rocky Mountain trenchbut b...”
• “The order [state of emergency] will preserve basic access to services and supplies for communities across the province. ...”
• “So sorry to hear this (Police confirm the body of a woman has been recovered from a landslide on a highway near Lillooet...”
• “I have also been in contact with Bill Blair, federal Minister of Emergency Preparedness, to request federal assistance o...”
• “Notes: The lake referred to is Sproat Lake which is on Vancouver Island. The huge orange flying boats are fire fighting ...”
• “We did that with the western part of Sumas Prairie yesterday and now we've got boots on the ground on the eastern half o...”
• “What you're going to be doing is in fact broadcasting to a larger area and (causing) the potential for panic and putting...”
• “Work is underway to rescue those vehicles and those people now. While we continue to face challenging weather conditions...”
• “It's kind of helpless to feel like you're between a very vulnerable mountainside side and the Fraser River on the other ...”
• “Even the experts were just completely surprised by it. I think all British Columbians fully understand that now we have ...”
• “James Lee, "Cruise Missile Testing in Canada: The Post-Cold War Debate", Political and Social Affairs Division, Parliame...”
• “Dr Lyne Filiatrault, who was formally involved in British Columbia's SARS response in 2003, 'Show the work': Doctors ske...”
• “Mike Farnworth B.C. flood update: B.C. limits gas access in southwestern B.C. | Restrictions on non-essential travel | A...”
• “The fuel conservation measures are working but with another storm on its way, we are extending the order to ensure that ...”
• “We are committed to delivering a middle-class tax cut that will benefit 90 per cent of people who file taxes in B.C. Thi...”
• “British Columbia auditor general report "$550M in errors, and $6B 'under-reporting': Here's what an audit of the B.C. go...”
• “Live at the Barrowtown pump station in Abbotsford: 150 local volunteers working to sandbag the electrical transformers a...”
• “I wanted to be... a lumberjack!Leaping from tree to tree, as they float down the mighty rivers of British Columbia.The G...”
• “In Port Hardy one morning I cast off my linesThe sea was all smooth and the weather just fineAnd for Castle Rock I was h...”
• “Notes:The Queen Charlotte Islands on the west coast of British Columbia features Hippa Island near Graham Island. The Sa...”
• “A Finance Ministry spokesperson according to Tax breaks and rebates coming for British Columbians: What to know (publish...”
• “As I was a-walking on down Broughton Street,To me, way, heigh, blow the man down,I went into Speedie's me shipmates to m...”
• “Here comes Henry Currie, he's always in a hurryTeaming up the Cariboo roadHe makes his horses go through the dust and th...”
• “#BCHwy1 - CLOSED in both directions in #Abbotsford between Sumas Way and No. 3 Rd due to flooding. Estimated time of ope...”
• “HIGHWAY 1 IS CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC. This includes emergency, essential and construction vehicles. A dam is currently bei...”
• “Notes:The Cariboo Road (also called the Cariboo Wagon Road, the Great North Road or the Queen's Highway) connects Fort Y...”
• “Mike Farnworth VANCOUVER News Misinformation rampant as B.C. public safety minister downplays alert system used everywhe...”
• “Many people have been rescued by helicopters from mudslides near Agassiz and Hope, with crews working to rescue the rema...”
• “A story I will tell you of the salty fisherman,Of all the little rivers and inlets of the coast,He seems to like Pender ...”
• “John Horgan 'Couldn't have imagined it six months ago,' says Horgan, but scientists have been issuing climate warnings f...”
• “Armel Castellan, Environment Canada meteorologist Environment Canada issues 'red alert' with 3 atmospheric rivers in the...”
• “Notes:Broughton Street is in Victoria, the capital city of British Columbia. This song is a Pacific Ocean sea faring tun...”
• “Downstream ever further from our nativenowheres (paradise, wilderness)we ooh and aah harder overthese sockeye come three...”
• “We were going westbound and there were huge lines of traffic ... and all of a sudden, I noticed there's no vehicles behi...”
• “Mike Farnworth, Public Safety Minister , Helicopter rescues continuing as slides trap more vehicles along B.C. highways ...”
• “Bitter days, on the fishing grounds.And we tacked off Hippa, in a dirty lump,And the pigs were bouncing, man, and you co...”
• “Abbotsford police department via a tweet 'Tiger Dam' being built on Highway 1 in Abbotsford to hold back floodwaters (No...”
• “Leaving B.C.A thousand faces without namesUnknown souls all look the sameA thousand people pass me byIn this city of dre...”
• “John Horgan Death toll in B.C. expected to rise after record flooding devastates province (published November 17 updated...”
• “The flavour is its own reward, like kissing the whole worldat once, rivers, willows, bugs and all, until your swollenlip...”
• “Abbotsford Mayor Henry Braun Abbotsford, B.C., mayor worries for community as rescuers overwhelmed by flooding (November...”
• “We're working to bring the water system back online in sections of the city. Lines need to be flushed, debris needs to b...”
• “Notes:The Himalayan blackberry is one of the most popular species which can be found growing wild in British Columbia's ...”
• “Chilliwack news release City of Chilliwack says Abbotsford dike breach has been repaired, lifts evacuation alert (Nov. 2...”
• “And the only really good thing about the province of British Columbia is thatit's right next to us,Cuz Alberta, doesn't ...”
• “Mike Farnworth British Columbia 'Once in a century' storm has province considering state of emergency (November 16, 2021...”