Environment Canada says steady rain through Canada Day a danger for swollen rivers

Environment Canada says Canada Day rain is going to put a big strain on the already-bursting rivers in the Central Interior.

Forecast Matt MacDonald says a tropical system originating in the Gulf of Mexico will dump rain on the region starting Tuesday night (June 30).

MacDonald says that could mean 15 up to as much as 40 millimetres of rain could fall before all is said and done.

“It’s not crazy heavy amounts of rain, but the main concern is, with the river already running high, this added rain is less than welcome,” MacDonald told CFJC Today. “It’s going to last about a-day-and-a-half here. Starting late tonight, all through the day on Canada Day Wednesday, and then start tapering off on Thursday.”