SOUND OFF: Where is the NDP, 15 months after the White Rock Lake fire?
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LOSING YOUR HOME is an incredibly traumatic event — fleeing the danger, no longer having a roof over your head, losing precious family items and mementos, and facing a long road of uncertainty. But perhaps the worst feeling of all is the feeling of being forgotten about.
It was August 2021 when nearly 30 homes and businesses in Monte Lake and the Paxton Valley were destroyed by the White Rock Lake fire. Nearly 15 months later, my constituents are still wondering when the NDP government will deliver any sort of help.
After all, they’re still dealing with incredible challenges. There are families with no drinking water because they can’t afford to put in a new well and water lines that were burned in the fire. Imagine toting water up from your neighbour’s house every time you need to flush your toilet. Or spending a second winter freezing in a trailer, during cold snaps reaching -35 Celsius.
Fifteen months later, why are people still living like this? Some have had enough, selling their properties and moving elsewhere because there has been no help.
