Evacuations, mudslides and water issues affecting Mission, B.C.

The City of Mission is dealing with mudslides, water issues and an evacuation order due to B.C.’s flooding emergency.

The City of Mission is dealing with mudslides, water issues and an evacuation order due to B.C.’s flooding emergency.

A local state of emergency was declared on Tuesday for the Benbow Street subdivision in Hatzic. It’s the second time in as many weeks for the area.

Mayor Paul Horn said the order was initially for eight properties, but by Wednesday that had risen to 12.

Just over the bridge, the Everglades Resort is also under evacuation order. 

Hatzic Island is under the jurisdiction of the Fraser Valley Regional District, but Mayor Horn said Search and Rescue crews and Fire Rescue crews from Mission had been deployed there to help.

Rick Gaunt is a caretaker at the Everglades Resort and said the area had only just started to recover from the last flood.

“I just finished fixing my floor from the one we had two weeks ago, which was about a foot deeper than this one, and I just finished fixing the floor on Saturday and Monday we’re flooding again, so it’s sad,” Gaunt said.