State of emergency declared in Courtenay, B.C., due to flooding
January 14th, 2010 by Jared Serviss
CTV reported that the Mayor of Courtenay, B.C., declared a state of emergency late on January 11 due to flooding of the Browns, Tsolum and Puntledge rivers on Vancouver Island. The area was pounded with heavy rains on January 11 from a tropical weather system originating from Hawaii that hit Canada’s west coast. A total of 43 people were evacuated from the Maple Pool Campsite on January 11, and some residents in the low level area had little mobility. Evacuees registered at the city’s emergency reception centre and, as part of the Provincial Emergency Program (PEP), they will remain in local hotels until they are allowed to return home. Some roads closed by the flooding have reopened, yet many areas are expected to remain shut down for at least another day. The declaration may be in place for up to seven days since unseasonably warm temperatures and heavy rains have melted high altitude snow packs, resulting in more water into the already high levels. Environment Canada ended its rainfall warning for Vancouver Island on January 12, predicting only light and scattered rains for January 13 and 14.
Source article - CTV, January 12, 2010
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