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Volunteers offer help to Merritt JOANNE LAYH
PHOTO PHIL JONES
Lloyd Stinson Sotas, Don Grant, Declan McDonald, Cheyenne Moorhouse, Dave Moorhouse and Chris King (shown left to right) made the trip up to Merritt last week to volunteer their time to help restore a home that was damaged in the catastrophic flooding event last month.
A group of volunteers from Peachland embraced the holiday spirit this week by driving up to Merritt to help with recovery efforts in the wake of last month’s catastrophic flood event. Last month’s devastating overland flooding led to a citywide evacuation order after bridges were inundated and high flood waters rendered the city’s wastewater treatment plan inoperable. Weeks later, hundreds of Merrittonians have returned home to find extensive water damage. Peachland resident Lloyd Stinson Sotas went to Merritt to volunteer his help for a couple days last week, and it was after driving around and seeing hundreds of damaged homes that the scope of the devastation hit him. “In Merritt, yes, everyone knows someone who needs help. But gosh, everybody’s Continued on Page 2
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