Rivers Rising

I am late getting to this blog because much of the evening has been spent trying to update ourselves on the flood issue by checking out various municipal and government websites.....
People in our community are still anxious about the rising water levels here. Flooding has occurred in some areas up north where people have now been forced to evacuate. The situation on the lower Fraser is still pretty much a "wait and see" and/or "hope and pray" kind of thing - people in low lying areas along the river that are not protected by dikes have been put on notice and are preparing to leave their homes. Our son's school may also be affected and accomodation at another local school has been arranged. The current readings (as of tonight) are:

Prince George 9.706m (UP .024)

Hope 8.867m (DOWN .020)

Mission 5.667m (DOWN .018)

While I am concerned about the flood risk in our town, I am still somewhat optimistic that the Alouette rivers will not breech our own immediate dikes.
(Photos - Gordon Parfitt)