The Pacific Northwest floods that caused many communities in British Columbia to evacuate in November of 2021 are still having an impact to this day. The flooding was caused from a triple atmospheric river event, which flooded the Coldwater River and forced many Merritt residents to evacuate.
As many as 5% of Merritt residents still don’t have a home to return to. Further complicating the issue, the Statistics Canada website states that grocery store food prices have risen at a rate…
