Water Recedes
Salmon in Danger Bus stop furniture Tue Nov 23rd As we have driven along the Coast we've been amused by the variety of cast-off chairs that are gifted to bus stops along the highways. I've shared the odd picture before. These Adirondack chairs have clearly seen better days but have been recycled to the bus stop at Langdale. Quirky, rather than transport utilitarian. The floodwater that hit much of the Fraser Valley from Merritt in the north to Abbotsford nearer to the US border has started to recede. BC has mobilized to clean, dry, repair and rebuild - houses, roads and railways affected by the landslides and flooding. There is some interesting footage from a helicopter pilot who flew in supplies to a flood isolated camp, which shows some of the devastation that took place. A second video he did a few days later shows the water receding. Some of the bridges that have been washed out are not expected to be back in service until the new yea...