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Flood situation eases up over weekend
Region-wide the situation looks much better C AROLYN GR ANT editor@dailybulletin.ca
An incredibly busy period for municipal, regional district and emergency crews across the entire region appears to be calming somewhat, at least for now. Cranbrook would have to be considered the luckiest community in the area with no real damage or flood concerns after the heavy rains. In Kimberley, with no significant precipitation for the past 24 hours (at press time, Sunday) Mark Creek, while still running very fast, appears to have peaked. In the Morrison Subdivision, which was beginning to flood on Friday, June 21, water has receded. There are still a few lawns under water but the subdivision is dry for the most part. While tap water in Kimberley looks clearer on Sunday than it did on Friday, the City has not yet lifted the Boil Water Notice. The Kimberley situation has stabilized, says the Regional District of East Kootenay’s Information Officer Loree Duczek. However, Mark Creek is still running quickly and residents are advised to stay away from its banks. The City also put out an advisory Fri-
day that the walking bridge over Mark Creek by Marysville Falls may be unsafe after being pounded by water. Do not attempt to walk on the bridge. It and the boardwalk remain closed. The highway from Wasa to Cranbrook(93/95) was still closed Sunday as flood waters were over the road in certain locations. That traffic is diverted through Kimberley to Cranbrook. Wasa resident James Swansburg was keeping an eye on the rising water in that community and said that on Saturday, it appeared that the highway was essentially acting like a big dike between the lake and the river. The RDEK has delivered sand and 2,000 sandbags to Wasa and the CPR is monitoring its tracks in that area. Waters in Dutch Creek near Fairmont dropped over Friday night and the Evacuation Order for the HooDoo Resort Campground and surrounding residences has been rescinded. Both Fairmont Creek and Cold Spring Creek remained within their channels and the situation in Fairmont has stabilized compared to earlier last week, Duczek said. Invermere experienced only some localized flooding in low lying areas. Please see Page 4
The Aberfeldie Dam on the Bull River Saturday.
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