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Still Creek is the main stream draining the western half of the Brunette watershed. As such, it has many tributaries. The following are the most significant: Chubb Creek - Shortened by development, Chubb Creek currently begins at the Lougheed Highway, just east of Boundary Road in Burnaby, and runs southeast, under Gilmore at Gilmore Station, and enters Still Creek underground a couple of ...
The 2021 Pacific Northwest floods were a series of floods that affected British Columbia, Canada, and parts of neighboring Washington state in the United States. The flooding and numerous mass wasting events were caused by a Pineapple Express, a type of atmospheric river, which brought heavy rain to parts of southern British Columbia and northwestern United States.
Localized severe flooding was observed but river flooding was not as strong or widespread as in 2021. [ 18 ] ICBC , the crown corporation providing car insurance in British Columbia, said it received 80 claims for water damaged vehicles – a value far lower than the 2,100 claims made following the 2021 flood event.
The Trans Mountain oil pipeline, which ships 300,000 barrel per day of crude and refined products from Alberta to Burnaby, near Vancouver, also shut down entirely on Sunday.
Extreme weather in parts of Canada is causing flooding and power outages in several areas, including Toronto, Mississauga, and North Dumfries Township.
In Vancouver, the Still Creek watershed is bounded by 1st Avenue, 49th Avenue, Nanaimo Street, and Boundary Road. Portions of the creek are visible and the City of Vancouver is working to uncover (or "daylight") more of the creek; however, most of the Vancouver section still lies underground, directed by culverts and storm sewers.
Spring Brook is one of many tributaries of Still Creek, an important stream in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. [1] [2] It runs north just east of Boundary Road and joins Still Creek just west of Gilmore Station. [1] [2] The area was once known to Burnaby residents as Broadview. [1]
Big Bend is flat and to the north borders the more rugged South Slope neighbourhood of Burnaby. Due to its unique geography and proximity to the Fraser River it remains a flood risk; in December 2014, 100 millimeters of rain flooded parts of Big Bend, although the City of Burnaby's dike system and other anti-flood measures mitigated the damage.