HALIFAX – The rising waters in Waverley, Nova Scotia are becoming a headache for Paul Kelly.
The owner of the Fall River Service Centre has to make his way through 10 centimetres of water inside his auto body shop after Thomas Lake spilled over its banks and water started seeping onto the property.
He then said the water level was three inches on Thursday morning and almost four inches by nightfall.
Most appointments for Friday were cancelled. Kelly doesn’t anticipate business will be back to normal until at least Monday.
“It has cut our business down less than half,” he said.
The business has sat beside the lake for 10 years but this is only the second time it has flooded. The first time was last December. Kelly said the weather may be to blame.
“After the first time you get used to it but it’s still frustrating,” he said.
“We got an extreme amount of snow, which we normally don’t get, last until April. Then with all the snow then the rain, I think it’s one of those things that hopefully won’t happen again. But it’s a weather extreme.”
It’s a similar story for Richard Clarke, the owner of Doug Clarke Auto Body. He is dealing with approximately 10 centimetres of water as well inside his building.
Clarke moved his inventory off the floor so damage will likely be minimal. The business also flooded in December and anger is mounting.
“I don’t know what the answer is. But it’s costing money. It’s costing me money.”
Other parts of Waverley are also underwater including a park at the corner of Waverley Road and Rocky Lake Drive, a section of Rocky Lake Drive near the elementary school and a portion of nearby railroad tracks.
The flooding is enough to make Ann Steele shake her head. The senior has lived beside the lake for 40 years and said the sight of the flooding is unusual.
“The water levels are much higher than they’ve been in the past,” she said. “I only remember once in the past the water being this high.”
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