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Vol. 71, Issue 34
Sewer system strained with ground water Ba rry Coulter and Tre vor Cr awl ey
The word of the week is water. Following a winter with record amounts of snow, the amount of ground water is proving equally historic, to the bane of many homeowners. Late last week, the City of Cranbrook reported a large volume of calls concerning flooding basements, due to drastically warmer temperatures, fast snow melt and periods of rainfall. There were some issues with the city’s sewer system over the weekend, with water backing up into some basements in the St. Mary’s school neighbourhood on Saturday night. The city blamed an over capacity of water in the system, as residents attempt to scramble to contain flooding in homes across Cranbrook. Tony Hetu, Public Works Manager for the City of Cranbrook, said the issue was due to a lot of the rainwater and
Courtesy Robyn Hansen
Paige and Peyton Hansen hit the streets this weekend in the Cranbrook’s fashionable new transportation norm. And Paige and Peyton had the fishing gear along, just in case. Welcome to spring, in Cranbrook, the Venice of the East Kootenay. snow melting, and a lot of the storm water was going into the city’s sanitary sewer lines, instead of the storm water system designed for
ground water. “You can imagine, you have two- or three-hundred pumps running in the city, in the sanitary system
that’s not designed for storm water, it just multiplies,” Hetu told the Townsman Monday. If anyone is experiencing water issues in
their homes, the city is asking residents who are pumping water out to allow it to flow outside and not directly into the sewer system.
“There seems to be a higher than normal amount of ground water,” Hetu said. “The storm water system is designed to receive
ground water. Try to minimize what you’re putting into the sanitary system.”
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Three hikers rescued in Kimberley Nature Park F o r t h e Tow n s m a n
On March 18, three hikers lost in the Kimberley Nature Park called for help. Kimberley RCMP received the call at 11:13
pm from one of three hikers, as they were unable to navigate their way back. Police were able to determine they were located somewhere between Forest
Crown and Trickle Creek Golf Course. Police Dog Service along with five Kimberley Search and Rescue members began searching the area. The
subjects were located after a couple of hours and by 2 a.m. they were safely back. Although very cold and wet the subjects were not injured and medical at-
tention was not required. The subjects from Edmonton had frequented the area before, but with the heavy snow and darkness,
they took some wrong turns leading them to call for help. “The men were not prepared and had the temperature been colder or they were unable
to summon help, the outcome could have been tragic,” said Alison Lomon, Search and Rescue Manager.
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