Option 1: Enhancements to pump station and repairs of dike damaged in November.Option 3: All of the above, plus expanding the floodway by relocating dikes, which may require the purchase of properties within it and extending dikes along the border.On Monday, the city said staff will recommend a mixture of options 2, 3 and 4 — the latter being the one preferred by the most Sumas Prairie residents.
"If you're one of those farmers, that falls hard on their ears. I've had some challenging conversations, but our overall function as council is to protect our citizens and the farming community," said Braun. "There's a lot of things that are in play here all at once.""I don't like any idea that the city said," Gill said overlooking his 14 hectare farm. "I don't want somebody to touch my berry to put a lake or something right here.
Tamsin Lyle, an engineer and consultant on flood management, has studied flooding in the region for more than two decades. "It might be too fast because we are sort of relying on things that we know have not worked in the past," she said.For her, that includes the question of whether the former Sumas Lake should be allowed to flood Sumas Prairie again.The 100-year-old decision that contributed to Abbotsford, B.C., floodingMore than 100 years ago, a lake outside what is now the Abbotsford, B.C., area was drained to create lucrative farmland.
Good luck with that.
The land was historically swampland, like Richmond was. So why this is a surprise, confounds me.
Jeez....this is being almost being reported that this is the first time they ever got flooded out due to heavy rains. Here are a few things to consider: 1) they built on the floodplain of a lake 2) they are constantly pumping out water 3) water flows downhill of the mountains
Why aren't you reporting on Ukraine anymore 🤔
Wonder how much money Al Gore has from telling everyone that they would be dead by now?
Everything at the crappy CBC is about woke ideologue and global warming and it’s all negative Negative sells Negativity is good !
Not global warming
Global warming fear mongers at work at cbc
Should start by getting rid of their animal ag. 😂😂😂'REDUCING OR ELIMINATING ANIMAL AGRICULTURE SHOULD BE AT THE TOP OF THE LIST of potential climate solutions,' Brown said.
3rd world infrastructure of 3rd world country like Canada.
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