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Rain, wind destroy huge landmark Canadian flag in Surrey

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Huge Canadian flag in Surrey destroyed in storm
The huge Canadian flag that flies over a car dealership in Surrey was destroyed in last night's rain storm. The Global BC helicopter got these shots – Nov 2, 2018

The huge Canadian flag in Surrey’s Guildford area ripped off during the storm Thursday night.

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Larry Holcroft, the manager of the Barnes Wheaton General Motors dealership where the flag flies, said it’s not cheap to replace.

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“This particular storm, it’s gonna be a whole flag that needs to be required, and typically it’s about 6,000 bucks,” he said.

Holcroft added the landmark flies 280 feet in the air.

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The flag is set to be fixed Saturday morning.

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