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Flooding closes parks in B.C.’s Comox Valley after heavy rains
COURTENAY — The B.C. River Forecast Centre says it has ended several flood warnings and flood watches on Vancouver Island and elsewhere as rainfall has eased, but flooding in the Comox Valley has prompted the city of Courtenay to close several parks.
The river forecast centre says it has downgraded a flood warning for the Somass River to a high streamflow advisory, while ending warnings and advisories for the Courtenay, Tsolum River, Dove Creek and Englishman rivers.
The centre says warnings and advisories issued for Haida Gwaii and the province’s south coast have also ended.
The Comox Valley Regional Emergency Operations Centre says a number of parks and trails in Courtenay are closed today after flooding including Lewis Park, Simms Park Inner Loop, Puntledge Park and McPhee Meadows.
The regional district issued a state of emergency on Friday for Vancouver Island residents in the Comox Valley after heavy rain prompted evacuations for a campground and 12 properties.
The evacuation order comes after the B.C. River Forecast Centre issued a flood warning for Dove Creek and the Tsolum and Courtenay rivers, which have since ended as they’ve begun receding.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 31, 2026.
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