Relief efforts are in full swing as flooding continues to bedevil a swath of southern New Brunswick. Water levels were predicted to reach 5.4 metres in Saint John Thursday, rising to 5.6 on Friday.
SAINT JOHN, N.B. -- Outside his family's restaurant at the Saint John Marina on Thursday, David Hickey estimated that more than three feet of water was being held back by a hastily constructed, makeshift barricade.
The eatery is "in the heart" of the floods encroaching on the southern New Brunswick city, Hickey said, though protective efforts started early enough to meet the rising waters after extensive damages last year.Relief efforts are in full swing as flooding continues to bedevil a swath of southern New Brunswick.The provincial government warned residents that the waters are still expected to reach higher levels as the Saint John River continues to swell.
"This is a good day to reach out to your neighbours, to see if they require assistance," MacCallum said.Everyone from community volunteers to federal officials and Canadian Armed Forces are pitching in to help -- even federal fisheries officers are aiding evacuation efforts in Fredericton, Quispamsis and St. George.
He said he hopes all levels of government take the impact of severe climate events seriously as residents feel the effects of increasingly regular natural disasters. But resident Amy Grant said the floods have also brought out the best in the community. One neighbour, nicknamed "Uber Rob," started transporting people back and forth in his small, five-seat speedboat last year and has continued the tradition this spring.
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