Go Deep

Squamish – Lillooet

Water Facts

  • The residents of Squamish are exposed to the second-highest number of hazards in B.C.
  • Hazards related to climate change present the highest risks among all the hazards experienced in the SLRD
  • Squamish contains four of the five most frequently flooded landscapes
  • Salmon populations in the Squamish River and its tributaries are in decline

Water Challenges

01.

Drought

02.

Riverine flood

03.

Debris flow and flooding

04.

Wildland Interface Fire

Spotlight

A must-read report on climate change in Squamish – Lillooet:

(1) Community Risk Assessment: Squamish-Lillooet Regional District. (January, 2021). SLRD Emergency Program.

  • Designed to inform SLRD communities about the hazards to which they have the greatest exposure, the risk event triggers, and potential local impacts. The CRA is meant to inform further risk reduction efforts, and emergency response and recovery plans”

Squamish – Lillooet Situation Report

The Situation Report provides a state-of-the-moment overview and analysis of Squamish – Lillooet’s water conditions, challenges, and emerging issues.

Researcher Profile

  • Dr. Robert Newell

    Royal Roads University

    Canada Research Chair (tier 2) in Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainability at Royal Roads University and a Research Associate at the Food and Agriculture Institute, University of the Fraser Valley.

Research Facilities

Quest University Canada

Authors

The content of this Go Deep page was written by:

Charmaine White

Food and Agriculture Institute, University of the Fraser Valley

Robert Newell

Royal Roads University & Food and Agriculture Institute, University of the Fraser Valley