Courtesy of the City of Prince George:
Due to the imminent flood risk, the City of Prince George has declared a State of Local Emergency encompassing the area of Farrell Street, Houston Lane and Lower Lansdowne Road. Evacuation orders have been issued to 17 residences on Farrell Street and Paddlewheel Park has been closed.
Prince George City Hall Annex has been designated as the reception centre. All residents in the affected flood areas are asked to register by calling 250-561-7600. If required, residents are eligible for short term emergency assistance of food and shelter. These services are coordinated through the Evacuation Support Program and require in-person registration at the City Hall Annex. The reception centre is open until 9pm tonight and open again at 8:30am Friday June 8, 2012.
The City of Prince George will also be installing 900 meters of temporary diking (gabion baskets) on Farrell Street to protect critical public infrastructure. Gabion baskets are a quick-diking system that uses foldable wire-mesh containers five metres long, one metre deep and one metre wide. These can be rushed to trouble spots, unfolded and rapidly filled with sand by front-end loaders, creating new dikes much more quickly than traditional sandbagging.
The Provincial River Forecast Centre is predicting that elevated river levels on both the Fraser and Nechako will continue for the next several weeks. As such, evacuation alert notices will be issued to residences and businesses considered vulnerable to flooding. The City is continuing to monitor the situation and reminds residents and visitors to stay well back from the river banks due to the possibility of hidden erosion. Participation in recreational activities on the rivers is not recommended during the current hazardous conditions
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