Cowichan Tribes members have spent much of the week filling and piling sandbags around their homes as Vancouver Island braces for the next atmospheric river approaching the region.
Cowichan Tribes members have spent much of the week filling and piling sandbags around their homes as Vancouver Island braces for the next"We roughly made about 10,000 sacks between the three days," said sandbagging supervisor Wayne Sampson on Thursday."In this area here we have the Cowichan River as well as the Koksilah River coming down to the low-lying floodplain," said Chris Jancowski, emergency manager for the Cowichan Tribes.
Currently, around 50 per cent of homes and critical infrastructure are protected with sandbags. Crews will continue to work through the weekend in order to protect the remaining structures. Farnworth says assets have already been deployed to some areas of the province that are prone to flooding."Climate change is here, it’s impactful," said Jancowski.
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