https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-flood-sumas-lake/ Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=124986 On the heels of another destructive atmospheric river that left 5 people dead, we have to learn how to live with water Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood Analysis B.C. climate change flooding Indigenous Rights Photo: Darryl Dyck / The Canadian Press In the Abbotsford 2021 flood, a woman and her children are in a small motorboat on a water-filled road, being rescued by a volunteer. The smaller child has a soother in their mouth. A half-submerged car is visible behind them.