Overview
- The Fraser Valley Regional District declared a state of local emergency for Area E, with about 30 properties along the Chilliwack River under evacuation alerts after prolonged heavy rain.
- Environment and Climate Change Canada said the heaviest downpours peaked overnight into Friday and forecast easing by midday, though warnings remain for parts of Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and the Sea-to-Sky.
- West Vancouver Island stays under a yellow rainfall alert, with up to 120 millimetres forecast by noon Friday and officials cautioning about pooling water, washouts and landslides.
- The B.C. River Forecast Centre maintains a flood watch for the South Coast, citing saturated soils and freezing levels near 1,500 to 2,500 metres that are accelerating rain-on-snow runoff.
- A Coquitlam mudslide cut power to about 5,000 customers and trapped eight residents who were rescued by helicopter, with electricity largely restored and geotechnical assessments underway; West Coast Express service resumed partially with a bus bridge.