Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) is now available for eligible British Columbians who have been affected by the flooding that began on May 7, 2018.

Premier John Horgan has issued the following statement about flood activity in the British Columbia Interior region:

The Government of British Columbia is encouraging local governments and First Nations communities along the lower Fraser River to prepare for potential flooding, due to increased snowmelt and higher-than-normal temperatures.

Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) is now available for eligible British Columbians in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (including municipalities, unincorporated areas and First Nations) who may have been impacted by flooding that began on April 26, 2018.

Communities throughout B.C. are now benefiting from $33.5 million in provincial emergency preparedness funding.

As flood waters continue to rise throughout the province, the Government of British Columbia is assisting local governments and First Nations communities, as needed.

The Government of British Columbia is urging caution and encouraging the public to prepare for localized flooding, as water levels are rising in the interior of the province due to increased precipitation, an above average snowpack and increased snowmelt.

April 15 to 21, 2018, is National Volunteer Week, a time to celebrate the too-often unsung labour of ordinary citizens accomplishing extraordinary feats.

In anticipation of the upcoming spring freshet, dam owners throughout the province are being urged to safeguard their water supplies and ensure that their dams operate safely during this period of high flows.