First Nations Impacted by Flooding |
Aitchelitz Band Ashcroft Indian Band Bonaparte Indian Band Boothroyd Indian Band Boston Bar First Nation Chawathil Band (Hope) Cheam First Nation Coldwater Indian Band Cook's Ferry Indian Band Kanaka Bar Indian Band Kwaw-kwaw-a-pilt First Nation Leq'a:mel First Nation (Lakahahmen) Lower Nicola Indian Band Lower Similkameen Indian Band Lytton First Nation Nicomen Indian Band Nooaitch Indian Band Oregon Jack Creek Band Peters Band Popkum Indian Band Seabird Island Indian Band |
Shackan Indian Band Shxw'ow'hamel First Nation Shxwhá:y Village (Skway) Siska Indian Band Skawahlook First Nation Skeetchestn Indian Band (Deadman's Creek) Skowkale First Nation Skuppah Indian Band Skwah First Nation Soowahlie Indian Band Spuzzum First Nation Scowlitz First Nation Squamish Nation Squiala First Nation Sts'ailes Nation (Chehalis Indian Band) Sumas First Nation Tzeachten First Nation Union Bar Indian Band Upper Nicola Band Yakweakwioose First Nation Yale First Nation |
*Please note this is not a complete list and will be adjusted as information is reported, especially from communities who are experiencing downstream impacts from flooded regions. |
First Nations' Emergency Services (FNESS) Website
FNESS Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) Website A new website with a list of evacuation alerts & orders impacting First Nations. Also find flooding updates and additional resources.
BC Toll Free: 1-888-822-3388 Email: info@fness.bc.ca FNESS Flood Preparedness |
All Chiefs Town Hall on Flooding and Emergency Supports Friday November 19, 2021 Hosted by ISC, FNLC, FNESS 9:30 - 11:00 AM |
Emergency Contacts: - Wayne Schnitzler, Interim Executive Director, 250-318-8278
- Dean Colthorp, Manager Emergency Services Dept., 604-838-5711
- Larry Price, Manager Forest Fuel Management Dept., 250-320-8580
- Bob Mills, EM Manager, 250-457-1694
- Jo-Anne Hales, Communications Officer, 250-462-1752
Emergencies are determined to be events that cannot be handled at the community response level. |
First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) Website How to stay safe during severe flooding Read the communique |
Accessing medications and providing continuity of care If you have been displaced by an evacuation, you can visit a pharmacy near you to access an emergency supply of medications you may need. Read more here |
Canadian Red Cross website Canadian Red Cross launches BC floods and extreme weather appeal. Read the news story @canadianredcross Facebook |
BC SPCA website BC SPCA responds to pet guardians impacted by BC flooding Read the news story |
Any pet guardian needing emergency boarding or other assistance is asked to call the BC SPCA Call Centre at 1-855-622-7722 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. After hours please contact your closest ESS at 1.800.585.9559. FARM: Any agriculture producer who is impacted by flooding should contact their local authority or First Nation for the geographic area they reside in- 911 or local EOC |
Have you been instructed to self-register for Emergency Support Services? If you are on an evacuation ALERT or ORDER, or if you have been displaced from your home due to an emergency and your local emergency program has instructed you to self-register, you can do so on this BC government webpage |
Government of Canada Indigenous Services Canada Duty Officer or call 604-209-9709 for extended supports available to communities. |
Death toll in BC expected to rise after record flooding devastates province (Oct. 18, 2021) Read the Globe and Mail news story BC Flooding updates: Some evacuation orders lifted, many remain amid state of emergency (Nov. 18, 2021) Watch and read the CTVnews story First Nations leaders call on BC to declare indefinite state of emergency (Nov. 17, 2021) Watch and read the Globalnews story |
Health and social impacts of long-term evacuation due to natural disasters in First Nations communities: A summary of lessons for public health. Find link to Download PDF on this web page |
This bulletin has been updated November 18, 2021. If you have information to add to upcoming Emergency & Disaster bulletins contact Annette Schroeter, BCAFN communications officer at annette.schroeter@bcafn.ca |
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