There are currently two CAF-operated helicopters roaming the region conducting damage assessment. Up to 350 personnel are ready to be deployed from Edmonton as part of the immediate response unit. "They can evacuate people to safety, offer help to those who are vulnerable, stranded or in distress, support critical provincial supply chains, investigate the impacts of flooding to help B.C.’s planning of relief efforts, and assist local authorities in protecting critical infrastructure." "Over the next 30 days, and possibly longer if needed, the Canadian Armed Forces will be there to help the people of British Columbia through this crisis," Anand said. MILITARY RESPONSEįederal Defence Minister Anita Anand has confirmed that by the end of Thursday, 120 Canadian Armed Forces personnel will be on the ground in Abbotsford, B.C., to assist with the flooding emergency there. Hancock said many of the Princeton locals have already applied to keep the pets permanently. The new foster parents will have to hold onto the animals until people from the Lower Mainland can retrieve their new pets. "People just started showing up, it was just like a convoy of trucks and vans and cars, people wanting to help clean and help feed the animals."
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we had 71 of 76 animals in temporary, loving homes," he said. Hancock then wrote a post on Facebook asking if anyone would take in the critters. "We all unloaded the trucks, took all the animals out, cleaned them and walked them." "I went right over to my neighbours, they have a nice big shop, and I said, 'Guys, do you want to have a crazy adventure with me?' And they said, 'Sure,'” he told CTV News Vancouver. Local farmer Bryce Hancock received a call from a friend asking if he could help. But the convoy only made it as far as Princeton as flood waters cut off roadways both in and out of town, leaving the furry creatures stranded. The animals, all rescued strays, were being transported to the Lower Mainland over the weekend to be adopted out when this week’s storm hit. Residents of the town of Princeton opened their homes to 76 cats and dogs in need of a place to stay. But there are not many options here." TOWN SAVES DOZENS OF CATS AND DOGS "One house is too much, and if it were my house I'd be concerned, too.
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"I sense you're looking for numbers, so I don't want someone to think it's 50 houses," he said. The city plans to enlist the help of the Canadian Armed Forces to build a two-and-a-half-kilometre dike alongside Highway 1 starting Friday morning.īraun estimated between six and 12 homes would need to be expropriated to complete the project. The largest hole in the dike is approximately 100 metres long. Several homes may need to be destroyed to shore up a levee and prevent the Sumas Prairie from turning into a lake once again, Abbotsford Mayor Henry Braun confirmed on Thursday.īraun told reporters the dike that protects the area has been breached and that a levee must be built as soon as possible. People can also donate money to help with the cost of the flights. They are asking anyone who wants to help by donating groceries to drop them off at the gurdwara at 15255 68th Ave. Walia said the group was planning to rent a plane Thursday to deliver supplies to Merritt and Kamloops. "We are trying to reach them with food and blankets and other stuff." "So many people are stuck there and they have no food," Narinder Singh Walia, the gurdwara's president, told CTV News Vancouver.
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With many highways shut down and access to communities affected by the flooding limited, paying for a private helicopter service seemed like it was the only way to deliver the goods to those most in need. Members of the Sikh community in Surrey, B.C., have come together during the province's flooding crisis to cook thousands of meals for hungry victims while also chartering a helicopter at their own expense to deliver the food to isolated communities.Ī brigade of people, both young and old, have spent time preparing 3,000 meals per day in the kitchen of the city's Dukh Nivaran Sahib Gurdwara, while a steady stream of donated supplies have been coming through the place of worship. SIKH COMMUNITY CHARTERS HELICOPTER TO DELIVER FOOD One fatality has been confirmed in the mudslide. RCMP spokesperson Dawn Roberts says the reports are connected with the massive mudslide on Highway 99 between Pemberton and Lilooet. The RCMP say they have received four missing person reports since a mudslide on a highway Monday in British Columbia.