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Hardy View ceiling collapses
WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2015
VOL 118 NO. 28
Dergousoff at Pan-Am Page A17
CRAIG LINDSAY
Grand Forks Gazette
Malfunctioning sprinklers caused a ceiling to collapse on June 27 at Hardy View Lodge at Boundary Hospital, forcing the evacuation of 38 residents. Residential health services administrator Cindy Kozak-Campbell told the Gazette that the logistics of moving the elderly residents was difficult but went well with the help of all involved. “I wanted to acknowledge how everyone pulled together for us,” she said. “We did have a significant event at the site and everyone responded quickly to make sure our residents were safe. We’re really grateful for the quick response from the local fire department and all the staff in Grand Forks as well as the families as we now transition this week to the repair phase.” Kozak-Campbell said that extreme heat triggered sprinklers in the attics of three of the five cottages at Hardy View Lodge and caused flooding. “The water volume did collapse the ceiling tiles in one dining room,” she said, “however, there was no one in the room at the time, fortunately, and no one was injured.” Kozak-Campbell said 38 residents who were impacted by the damage have been temporarily relocated at various locations. “We did immediately get a contract crew onsite,” she said. “They were there the same evening and immediately started some work.” She said that the three cottages are now completely dried out and repair work has started. “We returned some residents to two of the cottages but one (Sunshine Cottage) will remain completely closed until repairs are complete.” Kozak-Campbell estimated that repairs to Sunshine Cottage would be completed in mid-September. She said that 10 of the displaced residents had been moved to a facility in Castlegar. “They and their families agreed that they would move to Castleview Care Centre in Castlegar,” she said. “We were very fortunate • See HARDY VIEW page A7
Lake celebrates Homecoming People on the beach at Christina Lake watch dancers from Granby Dance and Wellness perform. The dancers were part of the entertainment for the Homecoming Summer Festival. See more photos on page A14. Herb Noseworthy photo
River levels dangerously low CRAIG LINDSAY
Grand Forks Gazette
The extreme heat and lack of precipitation in B.C. is not only causing wildfires, it is also playing havoc with rivers and wildlife. The provincial government has announced a level three drought rating for the region and taken the additional action of suspending fishing in streams and rivers in the area starting July 15. The Kettle River is at its all-time low near Midway, while at Laurier (near the Cascade border crossing) it is just above the all-time low there from 1934. The Kettle River at Laurier was measured on Friday at 27 cubic metres/second (cm/s). The record low was 24.18 cm/s in 1934. The average volume is 97 cm/s. The Kettle River at Ferry, Washington, just by Midway, was measured Friday at 10 cm/s, which is the all-time low. The previous record was 11 cm/s in 1934. The average volume is 50 cm/s in that spot. The Granby River is down to 5.69 cm/s, which is more than three cm/s lower than the minimum for this time of year. All above measurements have been done by the United States Geological Survey. Water Survey of Canada measured the Granby River. which is currently at an all-time low of 5.1 cm/s. The previous record low was 7.3 cm/s for July 10. Water Survey of Canada only measures
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the Kettle near Westbridge, which is measuring 5.4 cm/s. Graham Watt, chair of the Kettle River Watershed Project, said that the weather is the biggest factor in the river levels. “Over the winter we had a really low snowpack,” he said. “We had some rain on snow that melted things quite rapidly. Back in February it was wet and things melted. It got warm and the river came up to April levels in February. At that point I was getting a little worried about what was to come.” Watt said there was another pulse in March that was similar to May flows. “There was a couple of small peaks and then it declined quite rapidly,” he said. “By June we were seeing July-type flows. And now we’re seeing August-type flows and certainly August-type temperatures in the water.” Watt said the biggest cause has been the warm winter, the early snowmelt and the really, really warm and dry spring and early summer. “The record warm June is just a great indicator of what happens in a warm year,” he said. Watt says there are other complicating factors affecting the river levels such as land use and forestry. “The other big factor, of course, is water use,” he said. “In a really dry period like this summer, we would collectively as water users be using more
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