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Legislator Says Multiple Fatalities in Squamish, B.C., Flood Zone

Jeremy Valeriote said his thoughts are with the victims' families as rescue crews search after a boating incident near Squamish Valley Road.

  • On Friday, Green legislator Jeremy Valeriote confirmed multiple fatalities in the Squamish Valley following a "boating incident" Thursday afternoon, saying he is "devastated" by the reports.
  • A parade of storms dropped more than 300 millimetres of rain on parts of British Columbia, forcing residents about 16 kilometres north of Squamish to shelter in place this week.
  • North Shore Rescue and Squamish Search and Rescue are deploying drones to locate victims near Squamish Valley Road, while Emergency Health Services reports no one has been taken to hospital.
  • Evacuation orders remain in place for the village of Pemberton and the Lil First Nation, with Valeriote describing "warnings, evacuations, and significant disruption" affecting the Sea to Sky region.
  • Environment Canada warned that a storm surge could raise sea levels in low-lying coastal areas of Metro Vancouver, southeast Vancouver Island, and the southern Gulf Islands, with elevated water levels expected to peak Friday.
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Legislator says multiple fatalities in Squamish, B.C., flood zone

A British Columbia legislator says he’s “devastated” by reports of multiple deaths in the Squamish Valley north of Vancouver where a river is swollen by days of heavy rain.

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CP Legislator says multiple fatalities in B.C. flood zone

SQUAMISH — A British Columbia legislator says he's "devastated" by a reports of multiple deaths in the Squamish Valley north of Vancouver where a river is

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