‘Everybody downtown lost everything’: homes, band office, school damaged by flooding in Jean Marie River
Jean Marie River (TthedzehK’edeli) First Nation Chief Stanley Sanguez says his community is devastated by flooding. “Everybody downtown lost everything,” Sanguez says with emphasis. The flooding started on Friday as water levels quickly rose to a height not seen since 1963. Sanguez says the community was prepared for the situation….