Solicitor General Here to Witness Flood Scene

By 250 News

Paddlewheel Park  Monday evening.  (photo opinion250 staff)

Solicitor General John Les, who is also responsible for Public Safety, is in Prince George this morning to get a first hand look at the flooding of the Fraser River.

Les will be at City Hall this morning to  get an update on the flood preparations and emergency command, and will then tour the areas already hit by the rising Fraser River.

Last evening, Paddlewheel Park  had a social atmosphere as  locals headed to the park to see for themselves, just what was happening with the Fraser.  Richard Lear  (at right) is one of the  people who lives in the immediate area of the park.  He sat on the river bank, watching the Fraser  rush past.

Had he  enforced his property with sandbags? "Nah" said Lear, "What's the point? If the water's gonna come, it's gonna come.  I mean,  my basement isn't fnished, and I will have to  let it dry out, that's all I can do."

Lear  wasn't the only one who seemed to have a "take what comes" attitude.  At the end of Farrell Crescent, the City had  provided  sand, and sandbags, but  there  was still plenty of both available for anyone who wanted it.                                                                    

Last fall, Opinion 250 took this misty bridge photo on the left.  That same stretch of bridge  last evening ( shown on right)  is a vivid  comparison of how much water has come through!                                                                                               

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