B.C.’s emergency minister, the mayor of Abbotsford and the chief of Sumas First Nation are in the nation’s capital this week, ...

Different measures to mitigate flooding between Abbotsford, B.C., and Sumas, Wash., have been floated for years, but the ...

While the province has provided some funding for flood mitigation, including $76.6 million to upgrade a critical pump station ...

Cross-border collaboration on Nooksack River flooding dates back even further. At one point, the river flowed north from Everson and into the Fraser River. During high flood events, some water from ...

An official with the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office Division of Emergency Management told The Bellingham Herald that damage ...

The Whatcom County Council unanimously approved using $750,000 from the Healthy Children’s Fund approved by voters in 2022.

Response crews rescued about 50 people in Sumas in a single day — Thursday, Dec. 11 — during recent floods caused by heavy rainfall, according to Fire District 14 Chief Jerry DeBruin. Most of the ...

Floods have long been a fact of life for tribes in Whatcom and Skagit counties, shaping ancient stories and influencing the way they lived along rivers. But December’s flooding was a destructive ...

Four years ago, 4 feet of water flooded into Sumas Elementary and destroyed the school. Fortunately, the Nooksack Valley School District was already constructing a new building, using voter-approved ...

SUMAS, Wash. — Residents across western Washington impacted by recent flooding can access free debris disposal and other recovery assistance as cleanup efforts continue from Whatcom County south to ...