How B.C. logging practices may be making spring flooding worse | CBC News: stevemaclellan:

Brian Thate never planned on starting his life over. That is, until the floodwaters hit.

His
small Grand Forks, B.C., family business — the Riviera RV Park — was
devastated by historic flooding in 2018, leading him and his wife to
sell the property earlier last year.

Between
cleanup costs and the devaluation of his property, Thate estimates his
family lost more than half a million dollars. They ran the business for
more than two decades.

“Our retirement plans have changed — I
know I’ll be working for as long as I can work to feed our family,” he
told CBC News. “And we’re supporting others that are still trying to
recover.”

Bomb cyclone to hit B.C. South Coast, wind warnings issued | CBC News: A large storm system is on its way to coastal British Columbia on Sunday, prompting high streamflow advisories, wind warnings and concerns for potential power outages and flooding over the next few days.

A bomb cyclone — a low pressure system that brings rain and powerful winds — is expected to hit off shore, close to Vancouver Island and pick up through Sunday afternoon, according to Environment Canada.

Environment Canada forecasts more than 50 millimetres of rain will hit western parts of Vancouver Island by Tuesday, while Metro Vancouver and other parts of the southern coast will get closer to 30 millimetres.

The forecast has prompted the provincial River Forecast Centre to issue a high streamflow advisory for Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast, Howe Sound and the Lower Mainland.