Yes, thank you for the question.
We know that climate change has had a direct impact on our water reservoir. There's never been a time when we've seen that level that I know of. It was 6.6 metres at the end of summer, which is what we were told. That means they are having to buy power in B.C. to cover what we need for energy. We've been talking about balance for a long time in the energy sector in British Columbia, and we're definitely seeing a lot of changes.
Fraser Lake is constantly in the news for wildfires all around us. We have a lot of beetle kill. We have a lot of issues with wildfire smoke, and that creates issues of its own with social isolation. We are constantly dealing with a lot of things with climate change.
If, all of sudden have, you have an atmospheric river, that also leads to lots of rain, very briefly. It will be a short amount of time. The ground is not soaking up that water quickly enough, and neither is the infrastructure that has been built. All of a sudden it creates a little bit of flooding in some of the businesses in town. We are seeing a lot of different things with climate change right now in northern B.C.
The lack of rain there has also been an issue. The water levels are also going to create algae issues and algae blooms when the water is getting warmer. That's what we're seeing as well. We're trying to find that balance. It's tough.