Pretty much what's left of the remnant of the Sumas Lake," says Kwilosintun, executive director of the Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance. In 2021, waters submerged roads, farms, and homes, causing more than $450 million in insurable property damage in British Columbia. A map from 1876 showing Sumas Lake in Abbotsford, B.C. Tara Martin, a professor at the University of British Columbia, has been interested in the return of Sumas Lake. "I think it's always been a lake, and I think it's going to be a lake into the future.

Source: CBC News December 25, 2025 06:28 UTC