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Originally Posted by pastarocket

Why has deputy premier Mike Farnworth not declared a provincial state of emergency given that there are people in life threatening situations because of these rainstorms?

Horgan is getting cancer treatment now so Farnworth needs to make a decision as deputy premier.

Declaring a state of emergency for BC means access to more funding and resources faster to help people like those stuck in their vehicles on highways or people in Sumas Prairie.

Do something Farnworth!


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Originally Posted by JDMDreams

Why was the emergency SMS thing not used, why the fuck are they using Twitter to announce evaluation alerts. NDP they said for dem ppls they said. The incompetence is real.

Read this earlier and explains the above response:

The Mayor added that overnight, 184 residents who could not safely evacuate the Sumas Prairie were rescued by water and air. Individuals are continuing to be evacuated as needed and an aerial assessment of the area is currently underway.

He also added that it was the City’s decision to not activate the provincial alert system.

“I want to be very clear here,” he stressed. “It was our decision not to activate the provincial alert-ready system for the whole city of 162,000 people at that time, as we wanted to directly contact the 300 people who live in Sumas Prairie. And those 300 people all know there’s an emergency by just looking outside of their window so we didn’t want to alarm the whole city.”

“I am in continuous contact with government leaders and appreciate their offers for full support as we continue to address this emergency and our recovery, which is to come. The safety of Abbotsford residents remains everyone’s priority.”