Hundreds of troops from the Canadian Armed Forces will soon be in B.C. Troops to sandbag, aid evacuationsThe first troops have already arrived in Vernon and Victoria to work with local and provincial emergency operations teams. The troops will stay long enough to get through the next round of flooding, he said. Schools closed as rivers riseMeanwhile, elementary and secondary students across the Boundary school district of south-central B.C. "Due to the potential repeat flooding and road closures, all schools will be closed and school buses will not be running in School District No.

Source: CBC News May 17, 2018 14:33 UTC