By Vanessa Ybarra

No news good news for TNRD flood crews

May 13, 2017 | 9:20 AM

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — No news is good news for TNRD officials on flood watch.

According to Debbie Sell, Information Officer with the TNRD, its Emergency Operation Centre didn’t receive any flood calls overnight, which likely means creek levels in Cherry Lake and other high-risk areas haven’t increased substantially.

“At this point, we haven’t received any reports,” said Sell. “Typically, we receive reports that levels have been rising by 8:30 a.m. every morning, so we’re taking how quiet it is as a good sign.”

Sell says the TNRD will spend most of Saturday monitoring water levels in Merritt and Lower Nicola hit hard by flooding earlier this week. 

A ‘Resiliency Centre’ will be open at Merritt’s Civic Centre from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday where residents can access information on disaster financial programs and clean-up kits.

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According to Sell, around half a dozen people accessed Kamloops Resiliency Centre on Friday for a whole range of reasons.

“In some cases, it’s access to property that they’re concerned about, in other cases it’s flooding” added Sell. “Of course, this has been a really difficult, stressful time for people so sometimes it’s just someone they wan to to talk to.”