Two weeks ago, there was a road connecting Nicole Heppner’s property to her neighbour’s homestead just outside Grand Forks, B.C.
The Granby river was still within its banks then.
Now, Heppner’s home is surrounded by murky water from the overflowing river. Her neighbours live on a new island with no access.
“The whole road is probably under about 12 to 15 feet [4-5 metres] of water,” Heppner said.
The Granby River has cut new channels up the ‘north fork,’ near Grand Forks. Farms have been marooned on islands. (Bob Keating/CBC)
It’s the kind of situation emergency officials in the Kootenay Boundary region — and many other areas
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