Everyone from community volunteers to federal officials and Canadian Armed Forces are pitching in to help with relief efforts
Everyone from community volunteers to federal officials and Canadian Armed Forces are pitching in to help as flood waters continue to rise in New Brunswick.Relief efforts are in full swing as flooding continues to bedevil a swath of southern New Brunswick.Provincial government offices have been reopened, but staff are advised to take it slow travelling to work as parking lots, roads and bridges remained closed in Fredericton.
David Hickey of Saint John estimates 3.5 feet of water are being held back by the makeshift barricade outside his family’s restaurant at the Saint John Marina.Earlier this week, the government warned people in flood-prone areas to get out while they still can. The New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization advised residents this morning to report damages caused by flooding starting April 16.
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