Category: Fire and Flood


Millions for agricultural flooding situation.

Global News that 228 million dollars came available in BC from the province to assist flood affected farmers.

Agricultural GDP

File Photo KDG

Canada produced 140 billion dollars worth of agriculture in 2020, nearing 8 percent of the total economic output of the country.

Normal operating pressure

The current transmountain pipeline from Alberta is back to normal operating pressure after an engineering review.

The pipeline was proactively shut down on Dec 5th and had a 21 day period of observance. Transmountain credits it’s people for a seamless restart.

Catcher for an instrument that X-rays internal pipe.
File photo KDG

On this Day: January 25th 1891

Oriental Telephone Company formed.

Emily Haines

Born January 25th 1974, Canadian singer and musician.

File Photo KDG

Flood and blood…

There were 1,068 deaths due to flash floods in the US in the 18 years from 2008 to 2020. The worst year was 2015 with 176 and the the lowest was 2012 with 29.

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Creeks are inoxious looking.

These are the images you may have in your mind they can give a unsafe appreciation of a flash floods power…

Nicola river, bank stabilation,

On this Day: December 14th, or any other day…

Flash floods can come at any time a weather front and a barrier to the windward side even another front can dump enough water to cause a flash flood.

Highlights

Zero tolerance or bad driving on Highway 3.

Disaster Releif and climate resilience.

BC residence people covered.

More…

2017 runoff pre dike, Garcia St…

We meet again…

Friday March 12th saw road closure on Garcia St Photo KDG

Flood Hawaii

Another Perspective

Editors note: never predict the weather, only if you’re getting paid by a big entity.

Flooding update, Merritt BC,December 9th 2021…

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Extraordinary Effort

Quotation: Rob Fleming remarkable progress on Coquihalla, Highway may be open to commercial traffic early in open January 2022.

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Return to cold weather brings stability highways Minister Rob Fleming.

“those are the farmers I know, strength and resilience. ” Agriculture minister,Lana Popham.

BC Mix

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Supply chain road priorities.

Divers operate to the level of current conditions.

Flood watches in effect locations.

Nooksack river ,Whatcom county, Washington, state, not a expected to breach.

Meteorological, indicates drying trend into the weekend.

More…

BC- Flood update, November 27th,2021

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Weather forecasts to get better closer to events.

Next 9 to 10 days challenging rain wise.

Student stress relief, NVIT,

One hundred twenty soldiers at Abbotsford.

Six and a half thousand evacuees.

A coalition of businesses, donated.

The regional food links the better.

Red cross to administer 2000 dollars evacuation relief.

Travel restrictions.

Trade corridors in the interior and north.

Essential travel order extended on highway #1.

Rail back online today and tomorrow.

Preventable accidents, active construction sites reminder.

More…

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Highway 8 destroyed.

200 repair sites in the Interior.

Agriculture meeting of cattlemen association

Highway 1 opened.

Milk supply, sufficient

Hurt in the heart of farmers, respect space.

Incredible workers from Philipines.

Business risk programs, cost for farmers to get back into production.

Test of resilience of farmer weather coming.

River forecast,

Saturday and tuesday storms

Merritt BC incorporation
File: Photo KDG

The City is happy to welcome evacuees from stage 2 on Saturday, November 27th, 2021. they caution, that they will still be on alert status to possibly leave without much notice.

We are happy to advise that we are ready to welcome home residents in Phase 2 on Saturday, November 27 at 12:00 PM (noon), pending final water testing results that will be received on Friday, November 26, 2021. The evacuation order for this area will be downgraded to an evacuation alert.

We will be providing information on day access for Phase 3 tomorrow Friday, November 26. It’s important to note that the city residents are returning to is not the same city they left.

The Source: the City of Merritt, Map on the city website

File: Photo: KDG

Phase 2, Merritt, BC flood remediation.

North of Nicola Avenue;

Pavi

Nicola Avenue enjoyed a new water and sewer in recent years: File Photo KDG

Returning to Merritt:

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We understand that residents in Phase 2 and Phase 3 areas are eager for more information about when they will be able to return home.

City of Merritt

The City of Merritt only has one operational well, which is supplying all the water for the entire City of Merritt. Residents of Phase 2 will be able to return home when the City of Merritt can provide clean drinking water and sewage services to this area.

There are three main challenges for the Phase 3 area:

  • The water supply needs to be increased, with at least one more functioning well.
  • The water pipes need to be flushed and checked for safety.
  • The sewage and drinking water distribution systems are tied together throughout the Phase 3 area.

Although there are properties in the Phase 3 area that were not directly affected by flooding, the downstream infrastructure has been heavily damaged, and in some cases destroyed. The City of Merritt is working hard to isolate these systems, repair, run bypasses, or replace them as necessary.

We ask for patience as we work as hard as we can to get them to a position where people can come home as soon as possible.

Visit our Return Home Webpage below for more information:

Return Home Plan

http://www.merritt.ca/returnhome/embed/#?secret=SMvvkxRSaF

On this Day: November 24th 1434

The Thames river freezes over.

London Bridge