BC Flood Relief

It’s time to work together.

Lynn Valley Lions are matching every personal donation up to $30,000

Lynn Valley Lions Flood Campaign 2021

An “atmospheric river” hit southern B.C. on Sunday November 14th and Monday, November 15, dumping huge amounts of rain across the region and causing widespread flooding, mudslides and rockslides.

Torrential rain that set off flooding and mudslides in southern B.C. closed highways, trapped people in vehicles and forced the evacuation of some communities.

The mayor of Abbotsford, B.C. said catastrophic floods in the Sumas Prairie region were averted Wednesday after more than 300 volunteers built sandbanks around a pump station.

A provincial state of emergency was declared by Premier John Horgan on Wednesday, set to last 14 days and meant to give the government greater flexibility to help keep goods moving.

Some highways, including Highway 7 from Hope, B.C. to Vancouver, have reopened. The city of Hope was hosting more than 1,000 evacuees.

Nearly 20,000 people are still out of their homes across the province.

In light of the historic devastation, the Lynn Valley Lions Club will be matching all personal donations made to the campaign up to $30,000.

We will work with Lions clubs in the affected areas directly.

Its time to work together now to support neighbouring communities. One of the biggest challenges will be cleaning up. Please sign up today as a volunteer to keep informed about volunteering opportunities. The form is linked below to sign up.

We look forward to serving our communities together.

300 Totes Purchased

Thanks to the generous support of our community, we are very proud to be able to purchase and donate 300 totes to the Abbotsford Lions Club who will be distributing these to families who have been affected by the flooding. We are currently planning and coordinating clean up efforts. If you can support these efforts through volunteering please sign up using the link below.

Let’s make our community proud!

Thank you to everyone who has donated so far!

We look forward to serving our communities together.

Some data has been gathered and includes the following:

• 275 people, including 50 children: number of people who were trapped between two landslides on Highway 7.

• One dead : One woman has died in a mudslide on Highway 1 between Lillooet and Pemberton and two people are missing.

• 225 mm: rain measured in Hope, since a storm began Saturday.

• 344 mm: average rainfall for the entire month of November in Hope.

• 250 mm: rainfall predicted for the eastern Fraser Valley by Monday.

• 7,000: estimated number of people evacuated from Merritt, due to rising Coldwater River.

• 24: estimated number of closures on B.C. highways due to rock or mudslides and flooding.

B.C. officials said more fatalities could be confirmed in the coming days from the floods, wit h thousands of animals already lost.

BC Flood Relief

It’s time to work together.

Lynn Valley Lions are matching every personal donation up to $30,000

300 Totes Purchased

Thank you to everyone who has donated so far!

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