By Corey Fischer

RDNO Urges Residents To Be Prepared For Flooding

Mar 29, 2018 | 2:48 PM

The Regional District of North Okanagan is out with a list of sites where residents can get access to sand and sandbags, if they want to prepare for flooding.

Manager of Protective Services, Alistair Crick, says there has been only minor incidents of localized flooding reported so far.

He says they’re encouraging residents to to take note of flood prevention and property protection measures as a precaution.

“Flooding is a common, naturally occurring event in British Columbia and North Okanagan property owners are responsible for any measures required for flood protection on private property,” says Crick.

“General flooding can occur when water levels in lakes, creeks, or rivers rise as a result of heavy snow melt, run-off or rain in the spring and early summer seasons.”

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Crick says PreparedBC and the Province of British Columbia offer various educational tools on flood preparedness.

Sand and sand bags will be available at the following locations for any resident in the Regional District of North Okanagan electoral areas who require them to protect their property from spring high water swelling.

For the City of Enderby and Electoral Area F – City of Enderby Public Works yard located at 2308 McGowan Ave.

For Electoral Areas B and C – At the North side parking lot of BX Swan Lake Fire Department located at 5764 Silver Star Road/East Dedecker Road.

For the Village of Lumby and Electoral Areas D and E – Across from the arena on Shields Ave.

The Regional District of North Okanagan would also like to advise that any person, or machine working adjacent to creeks, streams and rivers use extreme caution and safety measures. Fast moving water may cause erosion and bank instability.

Residents can receive instant updates on flooding conditions by subscribing to the RDNO email list at http://eepurl.com/dnntbr.

A search online for “preparedbc sandbagging” will find instructions on how to build proper water defences.

For more information visit PreparedBC at www.gov.bc.ca/preparedbc.

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by Corey Fischer