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Videos and photos shared by residents online showed roads turned into rivers, backyards so flooded you can’t see the grass, and even kayakers floating down Washington Street and along the ditches in Keg Lane. There were reports of flooded basements coming from all areas of town as residents attempted to mitigate the damage.

Just before midnight on July 16th the GRCA issued a media release stating, “The weather system crossing the watershed since the early hours of Tuesday, July 16, has brought approximately 30 to 70 mm of rain, mostly over the middle portion of the watershed.” A flood warning was issued for parts of Ayr on Wednesday morning and the public was encouraged to exercise extreme caution around all local waterways.

Pictured above is the pond by Sacred Heart School. Photo shared by Darryl Maher. To the right, the Optimist Park baseball diamond parking lot. Photo shared by Jennifer Bisaillon.