Pemberton under evacuation alert due to flooding; shelter-in-place advisory issued for Squamish
Posted November 12, 2026 7:15 am.
Last Updated November 12, 2026 10:33 am.
The entire Village of Pemberton has been placed under an evacuation alert due to flooding and high-risk river levels in the area, EmergencyInfoBC says.
Everyone must be ready to leave on short notice, the service says. Residents should avoid non-essential travel and shelter in place if it is safe to do so.
“Do not walk or drive through floodwater,” EmergencyInfoBC said.
“If water blocks your route, do not attempt to cross it. Move to a safe location on higher ground if you can do so safely and call for assistance.”
The evacuation covers properties on Airport Road, including the community’s airport, wastewater treatment facility, wildland fire management base and a public golf course due to flooding and “high-risk river levels.”
Lilʼwat Nation has also expanded an evacuation order and alert for the area from Kwetsa7 along the Lillooet River corridor to Lillooet Lake.
According to DriveBC, Highway 99 is closed between Rancheree Road and Stager Lane.
Pemberton Meadows Road is closed for 2 km south of Erickson Road.
Shelter-in-place advisory issued near Squamish due to flooding from heavy rain
A shelter-in-place advisory has been issued for residents north of Vancouver, where roads are beginning to flood due to heavy rain triggering run-off from a local dam.
The District of Squamish says BC Hydro has advised that flooding is expected due to rising dam discharge at Daisy Lake in the Paradise Valley area, about 80 kilometres north of Vancouver.
British Columbia’s emergency information system says on social media that Paradise Valley road has begun to flood and is unsafe for travel,
It says residents in areas including Sunwolf Lodge and Cheekye Ranch should stay inside if they can.
It comes as a string of weather systems passed through southwestern B.C., bringing as much as 306 millimetres of rain to Port Mellon in the Howe Sound region since Tuesday.
Elsewhere, the Strathcona Regional District issued a water conservation notice for the village of Sayward on the northeast coast of Vancouver Island, as high flows in Newcastle Creek lead to extra sediment in the water.
An evacuation order due to flooding and landslide risks remains in place for about 30 properties in the village of Zeballos on northwest Vancouver Island.
Some areas saw a lull in rain Wednesday, although orange rainfall warnings remain in place for west and inland Vancouver Island. A less-severe yellow rainfall warning is active for the Sunshine Coast and parts of east Vancouver Island.
An orange warning designation means severe storms are likely to cause significant damage and disruption.
Environment Canada says several locations reported more than 100 millimetres of rain in the last 48 hours, including Kennedy Lake on Vancouver Island (248 mm), Port Alberni (123 mm), Porteau Cove on the Sea to Sky Highway (140 mm), Whistler (138 mm), and Squamish (134 mm).
B.C.’s Ministry of Transportation’s DriveBC website says Highway 99 east of Pemberton has been shuttered due to flooding, and residents are being warned to use caution.
