Representatives from multiple provincial ministries, as well as forecasters with the BC Wildfire Service and B.C. River Forecast Centre, delivered their flood and wildfire outlook for the season.

Revisions to FEMA's flood maps will remove 300 homes in Quincy from the flood zone. The change could save residents a combined $300,000 annually in flood insurance costs. The revised map ...

“They took us out of a flood zone six years ago,” said Rebecca Matyka, who lives three houses away from Marcelin, describing Federal Emergency Management Agency maps that were updated in 2018.

The committee voted unanimously to pass the proposal, which affects two ordinances. It will update Newton’s FEMA flood ordinance to reflect the new federal maps. Simultaneously, Steel said the federal ...