Deep Cove businesses cleaning up after flood

The neighborhood of Deep Cove in North Vancouver is cleansing up after Gallant Avenue, the principle industrial street that results in the cove, become a raging river throughout Saturday’s heavy rain.

“We received our crew from Deep Cove Kayak right here serving to out and simply mopping up, cleansing up this patio space on the sidewalk,” stated Bob Putnam, the co-owner of Deep Cove Collective. “We received a dehumidifier inside and we’re drying the whole lot out.”

Putnam was not on the store when water started cascading down the road Saturday afternoon.

“Two years in the past they put in a brand new drainage system, a brand new pipe simply up on the subsequent block up. And that was purported to deal with these huge occasions. I suppose it received clogged by some means, and so the district was right here, they unclogged it. As soon as that occurred, it was draining fairly good,” stated Putnam.

He additionally praised the district for offering sandbags for Gallant avenue companies.

“The opposite factor is that the neighborhood’s been actually forthcoming. I simply had any person stroll throughout the road asking if we want assist. And apparently all day yesterday, there have been individuals from the neighborhood coming down, serving to out,” stated Putnam. “So, that is very nice to see all of the neighborhood serving to out like that. Deep Cove is a superb neighborhood for that.”