After devastating flooding in 2021, the village of Fort Simpson is still dealing with fallout, including erosion along a riverbank that is beginning to deteriorate a road.
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Water levels around Fort Simpson were fluctuating on Friday as the Mackenzie River gradually began to break and ice packs began flowing past the village.
Mayor Sean Whelly said the water level had risen back to 16 metres, a metre higher than the earlier mandatory evacuation point, by noon on Friday. “The Mackenzie hasn’t really come yet,” he cautioned.
“We’re in a holding pattern again,” said Whelly.
“More damage has been done to some businesses and people because it’s just a little bit more water on the back end of the island . Luckily it hasn’t come up higher on the front end.”
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