Flooding
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November 2021 Flood Resource Information
Provincial Information
- Agriculture Resource Map
- AgriService Emergency Update
- EmergencyInfoBC
- Flood Zone Information | BC CDC
- DriveBC | Major Events
- WorkSafeBC | Helping employers to prepare for emergencies
- GovBC | Travel & Fuel Restrictions
Community Information
- City of Abbotsford
- Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Commercial or agricultural hazardous waste material is not accepted at this location.
- City of Chilliwack
- City of Merritt
- District of Hope
- Town of Princeton
Financial Assistance/Relief Funding
- Government of BC
- BCEDA
- Small Business BC
Evacuee Support
- Government of BC
- ICBC
- BC College of Pharmacists
Mental Wellness in Emergency/Natural Disaster Situations
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Coping with Natural Disaster Stress Prepared By: Canadian Mental Health Association | LINK |
Mental Health Resources for the Agriculture Sector Prepared By: Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Fisheries | LINK |
Psychological First Aid Pocket Book Prepared By: Canadian Red Cross | LINK |
Recognizing & Resolving Trauma in Children During Disasters Prepared By: First Nations Health Authority | LINK |
Resources for Those Affected by Fires and Floods in BC Prepared By: Wellness Together | LINK |
Responding to Stressful Events Prepared By: Government of Canada | LINK |
The Flood Stories Prepared By: University of the Fraser Valley | LINK |
More Resources
Mental Wellness Resources
First Aid Assessment
Information Phone #'s
- Emergency Info BC
- 1-833-376-2452
- BC Hydro
- 1 (800) 224-9376
- BC 1-Call (Emergency Line)
- 1-800-474-6886
- Non-Emergencies (Link)
- FortisBC
- 1-866-948-5543
- Shaw
- 1-877-742-9249
Flooding
Resources & Links
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BC 1-Call During any state of emergency, avoiding damage to critical infrastructure and personal injury is important. If you need to dig and cannot wait the standard 3 days, please make your emergency locate request on the BC 1-Call Hotline. For all Non-emergency locate requests, the online form is up and running as well. | Hotline: 1-800-474-6886 |
BC SPCA Emergency Boarding Hotline & Checklist - Pets Hotline By: BC SPCA Article By: Today in BC | Hotline: 1-855-622-7722 Article: LINK |
Emergency Info Tube: Content and Map Form Prepared By: AgSafeBC Updated: 2018 | WORD |
Evacuation Preparation Checklist Prepared By: AgSafeBC Updated: 2021 | |
Emergency Procedures Policies Prepared By: WorkSafeBC | LINK |
First Aid Regulations Prepared By: WorkSafeBC | LINK |
Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Prepared By: City of Abbostford *Please note that this information is for Household Hazardous Waste Only. | LINK |
Hypothermia Information Prepared By: BC Search & Rescue | Newsletter #6 (PDF) Newsletter #17 (PDF) |
Hypothermia: Surviving the Cold Booklet Prepared By: WorkSafeBC | |
Natural Environmental Hazards Information Prepared By: GovCDN | LINK |
Livestock Relocation Prepared By: GovBC | LINK |
River Forecast Centre Prepared By: GovBC | LINK |
Emergency Management Guides
Emergency Planning Resource Page
General Emergency Planning Resources for any type of situation, and an important part of any standard Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) program.
Re-entry & Restarting After a Flood
Task Management Package
For your convenience a complete Task Management Package is available to download as one PDF document. This document will continue to be updated to include new packages as they become available. Additionally, each of the individual documents within this package can be downloaded through the link below.
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Each of the documents in within the Re-entry & Restarting Task Management package is also available as an individual document here.
Resuming Operations After Restarting
Working in Extreme Weather Conditions
Weather is a major factor in determining what jobs or tasks can be done daily and what controls must be in place before starting work.
This video discusses ways to safely accommodate ourselves and workers when it comes to working in the elements.