Tempers flared at an information meeting in Oliver Wednesday evening as people affected by a flooded creek expressed their frustration with the situation and how it’s being handled by regional and provincial authorities.
A dozen properties are under an evacuation order in the Sportsmen’s Bowl area north of the community because of a creek that has spilled its banks.
The community of Willowbrook further up stream has been dealing with the swollen creek for more than a month.
At the meeting, residents complained of beaver dams in the creek that are restricting the flow of water and causing it to back
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