Descrease article font size Increase article font size Water that was released from the Chilcotin River landslide in B.C.’s Central Interior is now reaching the Fraser River. Video shared with Global News showed one structure that was along the banks of the Chilcotin was washed into the flowing water. Thankfully, that structure was unoccupied and…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The City of New Westminster, B.C., is warning residents and visitors that the boardwalk has been closed until further notice due to the Chilcotin River landslide debris. In a statement on its website, the city said that due to the fast-moving water and expected debris in the…
B.C. officials estimate the water and debris from the dam on the Chilcotin River landslide will reach Lytton on Tuesday afternoon, Boston Bar at about 7 p.m. and Hope around midnight. “As mentioned yesterday, the risk of a worst-case scenario has drastically decreased but we are not in the clear yet,” B.C.’s Minister of Emergency…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Satellite imagery of B.C.’s landslide, shared by the Canadian Space Agency on Instagram, shows the Chilcotin River before the slide and after. In the first image, taken by the Sentinel-2 satellite mission on July 21, the river can be seen in turquoise blue, flowing unobstructed through B.C.’s…
B.C. First Nations are initiating an emergency salmon task force to investigate the impact on the sockeye salmon due to last week’s Chilcotin River landslide. “Chilcotin Rivers are kind of our identity,” Nits’ilʔin (Chief) Francis Laceese, Tl’esqox said at a press conference on Tuesday. “Same with the salmon, you know, that’s basically who we are….
