Insights and Stories on Flood

Pulse weekly outlook: Wet weather delays southern Manitoba seeding

May. 3, 2022 at 2:34 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Another blast of heavy precipitation across southern Manitoba, the third in as many weeks, has already delayed seeding for pulses, according to a production specialist. Laura Schmidt, a production specialist for Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers, said the 40 to 50 millimetres of rain across the region on […]

Grain movement to Vancouver picking up

Dec. 20, 2021 at 7:33 pm CST

By Allan Dawson

CN rerouting trains, aims to re-open line to Vancouver on weekend

Dec. 1, 2021 at 6:27 pm CST

By Reuters

British Columbia braces for more heavy rain

Nov. 30, 2021 at 9:48 pm CST

By Reuters

Some B.C. milk runs resume as roads reopen

Nov. 23, 2021 at 7:20 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Repair work on B.C. rail lines expected for days yet

Nov. 19, 2021 at 7:47 pm CST

Canada’s big two railways expect repair work to continue into at least next week before service can resume through storm-battered areas of British Columbia to export terminals at Vancouver. Both railways, along with several major B.C. highways, have been shut this week due to damage from flooding and landslides spurred […]

By Dave Bedard

Alberta looks for feed, Ottawa promises cash for B.C.

Nov. 18, 2021 at 8:02 pm CST

Even though supplies are low because of drought, Alberta is looking for feed to send to B.C. livestock producers, while Ottawa will provide emergency financial assistance to farmers dealing with flooding and closed roads in the hard-hit province. “We’ve been working with the B.C. department of agriculture,” Alberta Agriculture Minister […]

By Alexis Kienlen

Panicked shoppers clear out flood-hit B.C.’s grocery stores

Nov. 18, 2021 at 7:17 pm CST

Reuters — Shoppers in British Columbia have emptied grocery shelves following catastrophic flooding, although the shortages are as much down to panic buying as disrupted supply chains, industry associations said on Thursday. Even as flood waters start to recede, some parts of the province are expected to face to temporary […]

By Nia Williams Rod Nickel

B.C. floods may tighten market for real Christmas trees

Nov. 18, 2021 at 4:58 pm CST

Ottawa | Reuters — Finding the perfect real Christmas tree will be harder and more expensive this year. Canada, the world’s top exporter of natural Christmas trees, is grappling with a shortage that will likely be exacerbated by historic flooding in British Columbia, where some tree farms are underwater. A […]

By Julie Gordon

Thousands in B.C. still stranded by flood waters

Nov. 18, 2021 at 3:03 pm CST

Abbotsford | Reuters — Rescuers and workers in British Columbia were still trying to reach 18,000 people stranded on Thursday after floods and mudslides destroyed roads, houses and bridges in what could be the costliest natural disaster in the country’s history. Receding flood waters were helping rescue efforts, but the […]

By Jesse Winter

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