DAWSON CREEK – A severe and prolonged drought has set off a declaration of a state of local emergency in Dawson Creek, B.C.

Mayor Darcy Dober says in a statement that despite years of conservation the ongoing drought has reached the point where the city’s water supply can’t meet community needs without taking emergency action.

The statement says the declaration will allow it to access resources and support from the province as it works to secure a temporary supplemental water resource and protect essential services.

It says the state of emergency does not mean the city is out of water, but that it is acting now to prevent that from happening.

The Kiskatinaw River, which has been Dawson Creek’s only water source since 1942, is at record-low levels after consecutive years of drought, and

See Full Page