Update to Council on the Nechako River
Prince George, B.C. – Since the EOC was activated on Thursday as the ice continued to build on the Nechako River, Communications Director Rob VanAdrichem says the City has continued to monitor the situation.In an update to Council, he advised there is about 35 kilometers of stationary ice, stretching from Red Rock canyon on the Fraser then up the Nechako to approximately Pharaoh Road at the west end of Toombs Drive.
Work began today to remove some of the ice from where the Nechako meets a back channel that runs through Cottonwood Island Park. He says removing the ice was the best move they could make in an effort to offset any rising levels on the Nechako as the ice shifts and melts during the current mild temperatures.
Water levels on the Nechako are dropping, although the flow rate at Isle Pierre remains at about 200 cubic metres per second.
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oh boo hoo. The rivers been freezing over and flooding for ever. As long as people have lived here and won’t to build below the flood level they have been wining about it. ask the old timers about the fools that put there houses in the area Inland Cash area. Now lakeland mills. The east end of first ave always got flooded, the trailer park that was beside the CN bridge flooded regularly. all before the Kenny dam was built. Shut up and move to higher ground. this in a non story.
The Fraser River trailer court did flood every year. And when the school sat back about another 200 yards south of it’s present position, we rafted to it, and that was in the 50’s. It always flooded but mostly in late spring. Always remember the stench that came out of the sloughs.
Lucky out house was built above ground level.
I see the city is also doing a fine job of filling in the cycle lanes with snow.
Saw a fellow this morning having to ride his bike down a auto lane as the cycle lane is packed with snow.
Are the bike lanes really that important or only when it conveniences them for monetary income purposes or to inconvenience motorists??
Well Ms Jillian Merrick I would love to hear what you have to say on this matter now or is it that now you have managed to inconvenience all of Prince George motorists your job is done?
I saw a crew putting up the “no stopping” signs alongside those snow banks.
That made me chuckle a bit.
The signage is annoying, like litter…It has definitely changed the scenery on Foothills.
Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Blockin’ out the scenery, breakin’ my mind
Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign?
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