State of emergency declared in Armstrong
ARMSTRONG, B.C. — The City of Armstrong has declared a local state of emergency due to the hot weather and coming rain.
City Emergency Program Coordinator Warren Smith tells CJIB News there’s been a fair amount of ground water saturation since low level snow has melted.
It’s expected the current weather is going to affect the mid-mountain areas.
“At approximately the 1500-metre mark where there still is a significant amount of snow up there. Right now we’re seeing the snow pillow that’s sitting at approximately 152 per cent which is nearing record levels.”