US EditionAbbotsford mayor blasts feds for flooding ‘inaction’ as water starts receding
Mayor Ross Siemens urges federal action and an international treaty with the U.S. as over 450 properties face evacuation amid ongoing flood mitigation challenges.
- On Dec. 12, 2025, Ross Siemens, mayor of Abbotsford, said he is `disappointed and frustrated` with federal `inaction` as floodwaters from Washington's Nooksack River began to recede, David Campbell said.
- Cross‑border overflow from Washington state's Nooksack River triggered flooding in Fraser Valley's Sumas area, with officials expecting inundation to peak today as residents await damage assessments.
- The City of Abbotsford reported over 450 properties ordered to evacuate and more than 1,000 under alert, while Lana Popham said 160 farms face evacuation or alert, and livestock is safe.
- Calling for cross‑border cooperation, Ross Siemens, mayor of Abbotsford, urged immediate flood mitigation and said Washington state authorities need to `wake up` to the risk, pressing for an international treaty mechanism.
- Rainfall warnings are down, but forecasters said another atmospheric river and storm systems expected Sunday may increase flood hazards; David Campbell, B.C. River Forecast Centre, said the lull gives time to create room in B.C. rivers near flood stage.
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Abbotsford mayor blasts feds for flooding 'inaction' as water starts receding
ABBOTSFORD — The mayor of flood-struck Abbotsford, B.C., says he is “disappointed and frustrated” with the federal government over “inaction” on cross-border flooding that has repeatedly inundated his city. Ross Siemens says he has not been contacted by the federal government about this week’s flooding that has forced hundreds of households to evacuate, while inundating […]
ABBOTSFORD — The mayor of Abbotsford, British Columbia, a city hard hit by the floods, claims to be "disappointed and frustrated" by the federal government's "inaction" in the face of the cross-border floods that have submerged his city on several occasions. Ross Siemens claimed that he was not contacted by the federal government about this week's floods, which forced hundreds of households to evacuate, flooded chickens and required the movement…
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