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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Vol. 53 No. 28 Sicamous, B.C., • 1.25 (HST included) • www.eaglevalleynews.com
To the bank: Allison Rokosh hauls a bag of dog food to the Eagle Valley Resource Centre food bank Thursday from the back of a semi trailer loaded with 15 pallets of food donated by the Calgary Food Bank and delivered free of charge by Calgary’s Light Speed Logistics. For more, see page 7. Photo by Lachlan Labere
District to seek financial assistance from B.C. government By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
The District of Sicamous will be seeking financial assistance from the BC government to help recoup the cost of dealing with flooding. On Tuesday morning, July 10, Sicamous Mayor Darrell Trouton and Shuswap MLA George Abbott toured Two Mile to view the recovery work being done there after a Sicamous Creek overcame its banks on Saturday, June 23. A debris flow swept through the residential area and a neighbouring houseboat operation. Between a debris flow, and the residential flooding from high water in Shuswap and Mara lakes, Trouton says the cost to the district and its residents has been significant, and
he that he hopes the seen a substanme province will come tial financial p to the table to help impact in terms nalleviate the finanof staffing, and This is our tourist time, we’re heading at cial burden that public works in w- into our peak and the people just aren’t seems to be growparticular. us ing as Sicamous “We’re takhere right now. ’s moves into what’s ing manpower Darrell Trouton normally its busyy to sandbag and Mayor of Sicamous tourist season. remove sandt“We’re a hurtbags and do ing communiditching and all ty…,” says Trouton. “We need some assis- the extra pumping and keeping people tance and through the whole devastation. regulated so they’re not pumping into our It’s hitting our community… This is our system so it overflows – the list is endtourist time, we’re heading into our peak less,” says Trouton. “I have to commend and the people just aren’t here right now.” them because if you weren’t at the Two Trouton says the district alone has Mile flood, you’d think the district is op-
erating as normal. Other than the Do Not Consume the Water (notice), our public works is doing a fabulous job of managing and moving everything in a positive direction.” After touring Two Mile with Abbott, Trouton was planning to meet with the BC Safety Authority to discuss another concern: residents who have had their power cut, and in some cases meters removed. According to the authority’s June 29 letter, which affected residents received July 6, power was cut to “protect both persons and property from imminent hazard created by flood damage to electrical systems.” While Trouton agrees public safety is paramount, he takes issue with See Power cut on page 3