The Fraser River has been rising in response to melting snow and warm temperatures and that's prompted the River Forecast Centre to issue a high streamflow advisory. The advisory affects the river from the Fraser Canyon to the ocean and means water levels are rising or are expected to rise quickly. "We saw a big jump in the river levels with snowmelt last week and then we're expecting another jump from the melt earlier this week," said Dave Campbell, head of the River Forecast Centre. When the Fraser River flooded in 2007 and in 2012, the river flow was in the 11,000 to 12,000 thousand range. "The Fraser River has not been at this level for a few years," said Patrick Cullen, emergency program coordinator for the City of Maple Ridge.

Source: CBC News June 01, 2017 21:00 UTC