Prince George, B.C. – The Regional District of Fraser Fort George has activated its Emergency Operations Centre and is closely monitoring river levels throughout the region.

 

Prince George Deputy Fire Chief Kelly Gilday is in a meeting with other emergency operations staff for the City of Prince George outlining their next steps. That information will be available later today.

 

Meantime, a crew from the Regional District of Fraser Fort George is heading out to assess the flood situation in Shelley and Foreman Flats and is asking residents in the Foreman Flats and Shelley area to be extremely cautious of the Fraser River and to closely monitor the river levels as they may impact personal property and transportation routes in and out of those areas.   Regional District Spokesperson Renee McClosky says there are some sandbags and some sand in the Foreman Flats and Shelley regions, but the assessment crew will have a better idea of what is needed after visiting the areas today.

 

The Fraser River at South Fort George is at 9.227 meters as of 8:00 this morning, that is high enough to create localized flooding in low lying areas and to create high ground water problems.

 

The River Forecast Centre says the weather system has dumped moderate levels of rain in the Upper Fraser and Skeena River systems and the rain is affecting river levels in some areas.

 

• Upper Fraser River (at Prince George)

• Pine River (Chetwynd area)

• Bulkley River (Smithers)

• South and Central Interior

 

• Willow River (Has peaked at a 15-year return period level. Has just started to recede, very slowly)

• Kootenay, Boundary and Similkameen rivers

• Nicola and Coldwater rivers (Merritt)