By Pepper Parr
July 18th, 2024
BURLINGTON, ON
The the extent of the damage and the amount of water that was coursing through the streets of every community in the city is more than a repatet of the 2014 flood..
The 2014 flood was, for the most part, restricted to the east end of the city. This storm didn’t discriminate – Burlington got drenched.
Stills from a video we were sent is typical of what every street in the city experienced. The flow of water on Brant Street north of the QEW looked like a creek. Several locations on the North Service Road east of King Road were close to impassable.
Tuck Creek in the Arbour/Shore Acres area was hit badly – our correspondent knew of 12 homes that were flooded this week and in 2014 as well. “We are all worried about getting through this; the immediate costs and the impact this might have on the value of our homes.”
One of the Burlington Leadership Teams was to meet today – no word yet on what, if anything, they decided. The Communications Team seems to be asleep at the switch. Other than a fulsome statement from Ward Councillor Lisa Kearns the public has heard nothing. The Mayor has been tweeting.
Who to call and what the different levels of local government are set out in the link below.
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