A rain storm earlier this summer has left St. Joseph High School with $1.2 million in damage including warped floors and destroyed musical instruments.
Lori Nagy, spokeswoman for Edmonton Catholic Schools, said the school’s basement was flooded with more than 10 centimetres (four inches) of water in early August.
READ MORE: Edmonton streets flooded as city battered by rain during thunderstorm
The district believes the sewer backed up as a result of the rain storm that also caused flash flooding in two spots on Whitemud Drive twice in four days.
READ MORE: Repeated Whitemud flooding prompts calls for better notification
Nagy said at least 30 instruments, a theatre set and many costumes were damaged by water.
“Some costumes were drenched and have now been sent to the dry cleaners which will be expensive to clean them,” Nagy said. “The set with stage lights was ruined as it was wood and of course would warp when drying.”
St. Joseph school is located at 108 Avenue and 109 Street NW.
READ MORE: Summer storm shuts down portion of Edmonton’s Whitemud Drive
Meanwhile, 16 public schools also sustained flooding damage from the late July storms.
“Overall damage was $200,000 at these 16 sites,” Edmonton Public Schools spokeswoman Raquel Maurier explained.
Harry Ainlay High School at 111 Street and 43 Avenue was one of the hardest hit sites. The district’s central office building, Amiskwaciy Academny, Victoria School of the Arts, Mayfield Elementary School, Inglewood and Greenfield schools were also damaged.
Comments