By Ashley Joannou Peter Spitzer is among residents of Paradise Valley Road who are sheltering in place north of Squamish, B.C., after their homes were cut off by river waters swollen by drenching rains and a dam discharge that followed. He’s been at his property near the confluence of the Cheakamus River and Culliton Creek for nearly 40 years and has seen floodwaters break their banks before. Spitzer and his neighbours in the flood zone about 16 kilometres from Squamish know the drill. “We all stay put and help the neighbours out if somebody needs anything. We usually have food and water for quite a few days before we run out,” he said Thursday. A procession of storms has drenched parts of southwest British Columbia with more than 300 millimetres… <\/p>\n
By Ashley Joannou Peter Spitzer is among residents of Paradise Valley Road who are sheltering in place north of Squamish, B.C., after their homes were cut off by river waters swollen by drenching rains and a dam discharge that followed. He’s been at his property near the confluence of the Cheakamus River and Culliton Creek for nearly 40 years and has seen floodwaters break their banks before. Spitzer and his neighbours in the flood zone about 16 kilometres from Squamish know the drill. “We all stay put and help the neighbours out if somebody needs anything. We usually have food and water for quite a few days before we run out,” he said Thursday. A procession of storms has drenched parts of southwest British Columbia with more than 300 millimetres... <\/p>\n