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16.07.2022 / 02:55

At least 6 homes lost as wildfire near Lytton, B.C. balloons to 1,500 hectares

A wildfire burning less than two kilometres from Lytton, B.C. has ballooned to 1,500 hectares in size and destroyed at least six residential structures, according to local First Nation officials.

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‘Good news’ for Abbotsford, B.C. residents as flood gates partially open, mayor says

Abbotsford Mayor Henry Braun said on Saturday that floodgates have partially opened at the Barrowtown Pump Station and started releasing water from the Sumas River to the Fraser River.

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B.C.’s historic flood seen in photo from space

rain in about two days earlier this week and the damage has been catastrophic.A woman from the Lower Mainland died in a mudslide, which struck north of Pemberton on Monday.It is believed three people are still missing. Three people still missing following deadly mudslide on B.C.’s Highway 99 In addition, homes have been lost, roads and bridges swept away and thousands of animals have died.The impact was so huge it could be seen from space.A photo from NASA, shared by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, shows the massive amount of runoff of topsoil and silt into the Fraser River.Vancouver and the Lower Mainland can be seen to the right of the runoff.The photo was shared on Nov.

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Search continues on Fraser River for missing sturgeon fisherman

The search continues on the Fraser River near Chilliwack for a 29-year-old Abbotsford man who hasn’t been seen since his fishing boat capsized on Friday. Emad Agahi reports.

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Chilliwack fatal crash victims remembered

The families of two teens who died when the vehicle they were in plunged into the Fraser River in Chilliwack this past weekend are reflecting on the loss and wondering whether the tragedy could have been prevented. Grace Ke reports.

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Two teens killed after crash sends vehicle into Fraser River in Chilliwack

Two female teens are dead and a 21-year-old man is fighting for his life in hospital after the vehicle the trio was in somehow ended up submerged in the Fraser River in rural Chilliwack late Saturday. Paul Johnson reports.

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Netflix inks ‘very long-term’ deal for Vancouver production hub

‘Hollywood North’ workers from outside Canada will be required to quarantine for 14 days once back in B.C.The massive property, located between Marine Drive and the Fraser River, covers 25 acres, with studios ranging between 12,000 and 40,000 square feet.“It was a great fit for Netflix because they’re going to pick facilities that help them accomplish their goal of producing great shows,” Poore said Friday.“It means we’ve got a tremendous depth of talent in every area.”While the deal secures longtime stability for Netflix in the Lower Mainland, it’s far from the company’s first foray into the region.In recent years, the company produced Altered Carbon, Lost in Space, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and other titles in Vancouver.

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Catastrophic failures raise alarm about dams containing muddy mine wastes

Warren CornwallThe dam, a 40-meter wall of rocks and dirt, gave way without warning, unleashing a torrent of mud. Within a day, some 21 million cubic meters of gray goo and water—the tailings waste left behind by 16 years of copper and gold mining at the Mount Polley mine in western Canada—escaped from a holding pond behind the dam, buried a creek, and poured into Quesnel Lake, home to one-third of British Columbia’s legendary Fraser River sockeye salmon.The 2014 Mount Polley disaster shocked mining engineers around the world.

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‘There’s plenty of toilet paper to go around’: Kruger Products says no need to hoard during pandemic

Stretching along the Fraser River in New Westminster, B.C., Kruger Products’ mill was operating at near full capacity before the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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