Some attractions and landmarks were seriously damaged by flooding in November, while highways mangled by mudslides mean some operators will go without the typical holiday bump to their bottom line.
Video shared online shows huge concrete blocks strewn at an entrance to the historic Othello Tunnels in Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park, as well as wood debris and washed-out trails. Big White Ski Resort near Kelowna, B.C., was already prepared for an unusual holiday season with a disproportionate number of bookings from Lower Mainland residents due to the pandemic.
"There are so many unfortunate reasons out there, we have customers from the Fraser Valley that have been flooded out. Every customer we're dealing with has a different reason they can't come," he said. Transportation Minister Rob Fleming said Thursday that B.C.'s Coquihalla Highway could reopen sooner than expected in early January if the weather co-operates.
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Don’t build on a flood plain fools.
First kill Ontario's mask mandate. Then expose the public to covid by allowing pharmacies to test those with symptoms. Who needs natural disasters when you have Delta Dougie?
What about the snow storms received earlier last week in Abbotsford? Is it going to complicate the the recovery from the flooding? .