The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Grand Forks flooding victims file class-action lawsuit against B.C. government, forestry companies https://thenarwhal.ca/grand-forks-flooding-lawsuit-b-c-government-forestry/ Mon, 14 Sep 2020 19:47:56 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=22091 Excessive logging in British Columbia interior has ‘increased the frequency, duration and magnitude’ of floods, according to civil claim Ben Parfitt News B.C. Climate flooding forestry Grand Forks Grand Forks flooding 2018 Muddied waters: how clearcut logging is driving a water crisis in B.C.’s interior https://thenarwhal.ca/muddied-waters-how-clearcut-logging-is-driving-a-water-crisis-in-b-c-s-interior/ Fri, 31 May 2019 15:50:36 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=11845 Community watersheds across the province were once off-limits to logging, but in recent decades that’s all changed. Now communities like Peachland face escalating costs as mudslides trigger boil-water advisories and the need for pricey water-treatment plants Ben Parfitt In-Depth flooding forestry Grand Forks logging Okanagan Peachland water Will Koop Silver Lake Peachland photo by Travis Oleniak ‘We have been ill-prepared’: B.C. offers flooded Grand Forks businesses disaster relief six months in https://thenarwhal.ca/we-have-been-ill-prepared-b-c-offers-flooded-grand-forks-businesses-disaster-relief-six-months-in/ Wed, 05 Dec 2018 17:55:15 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=9263 A combination of climate change, clearcut logging and outdated emergency response practices are being blamed by residents and business owners languishing in the wake of catastrophic spring floods, which are only expected to increase in the future Judith Lavoie News B.C. clearcut Climate flooding forestry Grand Forks logging Courtnay Redding Grand Forks Flooding Grand Forks residents prep for winter in sheds, RVs after catastrophic flooding https://thenarwhal.ca/grand-forks-residents-prep-for-winter-in-sheds-rvs-after-catastrophic-flooding/ Mon, 26 Nov 2018 21:16:56 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=9042 Six months after flood waters swept through this small B.C. city, at least 28 downtown businesses are still closed. Many locals and forestry experts are blaming rampant clearcutting for reducing nature's ability to protect residents from the hell of high waters, but the province insists all is well in the forests of southern British Columbia Judith Lavoie In-Depth Photo Essay B.C. Climate Flood forestry Grand Forks logging Courtnay and Jesse Redding Grand Forks flood