Hay River, N.W.T., issues evacuation alert for riverfront properties
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The Town of Hay River, N.W.T., has issued an evacuation alert for riverfront properties, including the Corridor, Miron Drive, McBryan Drive, Capital Drive (Downtown) and Riverview Drive.
The alert is precautionary, the town said in a notice at 8 p.m. Sunday night, due to the risk of flooding from the river. It will be followed up with an evacuation order if needed.
The alert came a couple hours after the town ordered the evacuation of Paradise Gardens. Residents must register at the Hay River Community Centre or online.
An update from the territorial government's department of environment and natural resources Monday morning said the storm system that went through Hay River this weekend seems to be letting up, though more snow is expected today.
The update stated tributaries off the Hay River have had their water levels rise rapidly in the last two days. Water levels are expected to rise again as the latest snowfall melts.
It also noted it has been a day and a half since additional ice came up from Alberta.
On the weekend, the town issued an evacuation order for Vale Island and West Channel as well, noting more flooding was imminent.
The town has been posting updates on the breakup situation on the Hay River to its website as well as to its Facebook page.
Community members also started Hay River Helps, a Facebook group where people can post if they need food, accommodations or anything else.
CBC's Loren McGinnis, who is in Hay River, spoke with Myrtle Graham — the mother of fellow CBC employee Jared Monkman — who voluntarily left her home when Paradise Valley began to flood.
Looking out over the Hay River at Bob McMeekin Chamber Park, McGinnis noted picnic tables and fire pits were sitting in frozen water. Upriver toward Enterprise, Paradise Valley flooded Sunday.
Graham is on the town's breakup committee and had a walkie talkie with her to communicate with them about conditions.
Hay River saw major snowfall on the weekend, with a snowfall warning persisting on Monday morning as well.
"It's unbelievable. This is a January snowstorm, and it's cold, and it's wet and slippery and you can't see anything," Graham said.
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