Author of the article: Karlee Kapler
Publishing date: Dec 14, 2020  â¢Â December 14, 2020  â¢Â 3 minute read  â¢Â
Around 8:30 p.m. on April 18 there was a huge surge of water from Pat's Creek, flooding the downtown area of Peace River. Town crews worked through the night to control the flooding. Some residences and businesses were damaged; clean-up continued over the next few days. Photo by PHOTO SUBMITTED
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During the Town of Peace River Governance and Priorities meeting that took place on Dec. 7, council received a letter from a community member regarding flooding from Patâs Creek.
Gordon Troup, a concerned community member, had written a letter to council stating that Patâs Creek has flooded three times in the last eight years and the letter explained in depth flood protection and preparedness and that he believed that it was not being properly dealt with.