Slide on Dore River No Threat
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The Dore River slide as viewed last evening ( photos courtesy Regional District Fraser Fort George)
Although the Fraser is expected to peak today and start receding this weekend, the Regional District of Fraser Fort George says evacuation alerts issued and local states of emergency declarations, will remain in effect for now.
Information Officer, Finlay Sinclair and provincial hydrology experts took an aerial tour of the Robson Valley last evening to assess the situation on the Dore River.
The flow of the Dore had been stalled because of a massive slide. Sinclair says the river has pushed a channel through the slide debris and the hydrologists are confident there is no threat posed by the slide.
Other parts of McBride are seeing serious flooding. The photo below left is of the Ox Bow Lake area.
Foreman Flats (shown at right) along the Fraser River north of Prince George remains on evacuation alert as does the Shelley Townsite.
In Prince George the evacuation order remains in effect for the Ferrell Street residents along Paddlewheel Park, there are also evacuation alerts in place for other residents in that area as well as residents on Pulpmill Road.
"We aren't seeing any sign of the Fraser receding right now so the orders and alerts will remain in effect" says City of Prince George Information Officer Don Schaffer.
The Fraser is expected to peak today and start receding over the weekend.
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