The cost of dike upgrades in Delta alone are well over $2 billion, and the costs across Metro Vancouver are more than $12 billion.

The Living Dike is a pilot project testing nature-based solutions to sea-level rise while restoring vital wildlife habitat ...

It's high time to prepare for the risks, Girard said. "Being able to look 30 or 60 years into the future … means that planners in those areas can begin preparing for the risk before it becomes reality ...

Communities where there are significant portions of dikes that would overtop in the flood scenarios include Maple Ridge, Mission, Delta and Nicomen Island in the Fraser Valley, which includes a ...

Merritt’s dike system was severely damaged by a series of massive rainstorms in November 2021, allowing water to flood 650 properties. In the two years since then, the city has rebuilt much of ...

They zip around silently with tons of torque and lots of speed, which is leading to complaints, so Delta police are preaching ...

B.C. government and City of Merritt officials were aware of significant problems with dikes for several years before the southern Interior community suffered devastating flooding in 2021 ...

Dikes are indispensable for bees, especially if they are home to many different plant and flower species. A large census ...

Abbotsford needs $1 billion to upgrade the Sumas and Matsqui dikes, said Mayor Henry Braun, and it's 'impossible' to obtain that kind of cash without help from B.C. and Ottawa.

Heavy rains in November breached nine dikes in Abbotsford, flooding an area the size of Guelph, Ont., and affecting more than 1,100 farms and 2.5 million livestock across southern B.C.