'A slap in the face': B.C. mayors decry being rejected for federal disaster relief

  • Canadian Press

The mayors of three British Columbia communities devastated by flooding in November 2021 are calling for changes in how the federal government dispenses disaster relief after their applications were denied. A partially submerged pickup truck rests on the side of a flooded road leading to a farm surrounded by floodwaters in Abbotsford, B.C., Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck