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flag British Columbia delayed buyouts after 2021 floods, leaving residents with unsafe, valueless homes.

flag After the 2021 atmospheric river triggered landslides in British Columbia, the province explored buying homes in high-risk areas, even without structural damage, to prevent residents from living in unsafe conditions. flag Internal documents show senior officials, including Premier David Eby’s office, discussed property buyouts, relocation, and warning covenants, but no policy was implemented. flag Residents like Chris Rampersad in the Chilliwack River Valley remain stuck with mortgages on uninhabitable, valueless homes, frustrated by the lack of action despite years of talks.

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