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Okanagan Similkameen flood preparations expand

March 26, 2018: Residents in the South Okanagan community of Willowbrook, B.C. are concerned about flooding. Eighteen creekside properties are already threatened. Shelby Thom / Global News

More sand and sandbags have been deployed in Okanagan and Similkameen neighbourhoods to assist with flood preparations.

“These are for property owners to set up preventative defenses from water moving onto their property,,” a press release from the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) stated Thursday afternoon. “Property owners should monitor their basements and prepare for higher water levels as upland snow continues to melt.”

Osoyoos, rural Osoyoos (Area ‘A’)
Town of Osoyoos: Opposite the Dairy Queen on Main St. in the vacant lot.

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Oliver, rural Oliver (Area ‘C’)
Willowbrook: Willowbrook Fire Hall, 3395 Willowbrook Rd
Willowbrook: Corner of Myers Rd and Johnson Cr.
Sportsman Bowl: 124 Sportsman Bowl Rd
Sportsman Bowl: 7841 Hwy 97
Park Rill Rd: 7349 Knight Rd
Island Way: 7165 Island Way Rd
Oliver: Oliver Fire Hall, 369 Similkameen Ave

Okanagan Falls, Kaleden, Twin Lakes (Area ‘D’)
Okanagan Falls: Keogan Park across from 1512 Cedar Street
Twin Lakes: Taggart Crescent and Highway 3A

Naramata (Area ‘E’)
Naramata: Sand and sand bags available at Naramata Fire Hall, 1095 Lower Debeck Rd.

Keremeos, Cawston, Olalla (south Similkameen)
Keremeos: Hwy 3A and 1st Avenue

An up to date map link to sand and sand bag locations: https://goo.gl/c8uQSc

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The Emergency Operations Centre for the Okanagan-Similkameen region will be open during business hours on March 30, Good Friday, and can be reached at 250-490-4225 or the RDOS website www.rdos.bc.ca or Facebook.

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