Chad Pawson
CBC reporter covering local politics and regional issues who provides on-the-ground reporting and analysis about Abbotsford flooding and federal-provincial relations in the Fraser Valley.
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Feb 4, 2026 • 19min
Why is Abbotsford lobbying Ottawa over flood protection again?
Ross Siemens, Mayor of Abbotsford pressing Ottawa for federal funding to protect Sumas Prairie; brief bio: local mayor focused on infrastructure and food security. Chad Pawson, CBC reporter covering regional politics and floods. They discuss the 2021 flood promises, Abbotsford’s trip to Ottawa, federal inaction, cross-border Nooksack challenges, specific mitigation asks and the economic stakes of doing nothing.
