Avalanches Are Canada’s ‘Deadliest Natural Hazard’: Government Report

Overview of an entire avalanche path in the Purcell Mountains near Golden, B.C., in Feb. 16, 2023. The Canadian Press//HO, Avalanche Canada, Golden and District Search and Rescue

A federal government report says that avalanches are the deadliest natural hazard in the country.

Public Safety Canada said in a recent report, Evaluation of Public Safety’s Support to Avalanche Canada’s Long-Term Sustainability and Expansion of Services, that avalanches cause more deaths each year than other natural disasters, as first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter.