EDITORIAL: Time to plan for weather extremes

In 2017, severe spring flooding affected the shore of Okanagan Lake. This year, while the snowpack is lower than normal, the risk of flooding still remains. (Black Press file photo)
Record-breaking heat, flooding, wildfires and other events have caused destruction throughout B.C.
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