If you have been watching the news in Canada at all, you might have heard a thing or two about what is being referred to as a High Water Event in my area. I was under emergency evacuation notice last week. The Prime Minister even stopped by for a photo op. My neighbours on the other side of the river were forced out of their homes and don't know when they will be allowed back. The evacuation order for my side of the river was revoked last week so my family was allowed to stay home. This was not easy though, given widespread road closures to allow access for workers to a large dike system running through our city to keep the floodwaters at bay. I packed up my basemet, then I packed up the kids and escaped to my mom's new house an hour out of town to get some space.
I got home today to find my suburb eerily quiet. A lot of my neighbours have left. The big shopping complex down the street was evacuated, as was Emmett's school. Thankfully, my house is still high and dry.
I am a bundle of nerves. I am not sleeping or eating. I am just waitng. Waiting. Waiting for the water to go down. Waiting for the roads to open. Waiting to find out if my friends will lose their home
3 comments:
I feel ya Jen! We left last weekend on saturday.The water was rising and as of then there was no aqua dike. We were afraid of sewer water or a raging river and couldn't imagine being told to leave in the middle of the night. I couldn't sleep either. So that was it we packed and left. The limited access to town and with the school closed and relocated to "the other side" we relocated as well. Our neighbourhood is so quiet and erry.All the neighbours to the south of us left too. 2 days I have come back to check on things and the only life I see are the police. Its a tough time and we will see through this! Let's hope for the best and pray for the rest! Take care neighbour!!
Chrissy
I feel ya Jen! We left last weekend on saturday.The water was rising and as of then there was no aqua dike. We were afraid of sewer water or a raging river and couldn't imagine being told to leave in the middle of the night. I couldn't sleep either. So that was it we packed and left. The limited access to town and with the school closed and relocated to "the other side" we relocated as well. Our neighbourhood is so quiet and erry.All the neighbours to the south of us left too. 2 days I have come back to check on things and the only life I see are the police. Its a tough time and we will see through this! Let's hope for the best and pray for the rest! Take care neighbour!!
Chrissy
Hmmm... and we thought the West Coast was having a lousy spring...
Thinking of you.
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