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S<^ mm THE K elowna Courier Audited Paid Circulation N U M B E R 8 7 Kclo\viia. British Columbia. Thtirsday. June 24th. 194j^ TW ICE W EEKLY—MONDAY & THURSDAY V O L U M E 4 4 . ■l|l||^Tllll|lll^lll^l^l^tl^^lrr-^T^—p-——— ^ A STORY IN PICTURES Okanagan Lake A graphic ilIu..ra.ion at the .hou»nd. of dotlar. damage done to home, in Kelowna. «n b. «en K lrt ln /*r»A 6» ".of Lake Okanagan .urrounded home, in the vicinity of Vimy-Beach avenue., Tueday morning. (All photo, by Ribelin btud.o.J O H O W S 1 ^ 0 in C lC a S C w aters In Past 24 H ours fU • • . w”V' .t« ' iVt,• ' Waters Fail to Rise for First Time in Three Months — Peak May Have Been Reached -— Damage to It Homes and Gardens Will Run Into Thousands of Dollars — No Estimate Available for Some Time Homes Surrounded by W ater ■ " ' I o r the first time in more than three montlus, waters of Lake F Okanagan have failed to ri.se, indicating the peak has now been reached. This morning’s official lake level reading was , > 104.81 feet, but lakeshore residents and civip officials were keep : 'tVi-jh ing, their fingers crossed this morning, lest the rain-laden clouds hovering above the mountain tops, drop more moisture that V'h 1*-. will aggravate the already-swollen lake. But as the murky St''\ waters gradually subside, they will leave behind untold damage to homes and gardens from the northern tip of the city limits ■ i h ''■ ' "V'k __ _ . to the Okanagan Mission area. No estimate of the damage to ' ' VI r. ’ ■ homes has been made, but the figure will run into many thous ands of dollars. It will probably be several months before lake- shore residents will be in a position to obtain an accurate figure, while livelihood of several people in the Okanagan Mission area ’ > ' L ' ' i'A; y y , i ; / ■ ' ia,'v has been severed completely. Lakeshore residents in the vicinity of Vimy, Lake, Mc Br»v Pnilnrrl one of the residents who felt the his car along McDougall Avenue. Lakeshore residents Dougall and Beach Avenues felt the brunt of the flood waters The home of J. F. Fumerton, 228 VImy Avenufc, weeks before the water subsides to any marked degree brunt of the flood waters when they surround^ homes in ° ^ when they woke up early Tuesday morning to find their homes was completely surrounded by water when this pic- so that an estimate can be made of the damage, in the Vimy-Beach Avenue district, is shown driving property inundated with water. ture was taken Tuesday. It will probably be several completely surrounded by the flood. W ater inundated their homes when the lake rose above the level of the dyke the city had built at Lake Avenue and McDougall. The water flowing over the dyke filled the Lake-Vimy avenue basin, rose above Vimy Avenue and flooded the properties from Vimy to Beach. Most seriously affected by this condition were the'homes of W. Jolley, F. K. Parker, Mrs. L, Jemiens, C. Quinn, H. B. Simpson, Mrs. E, M. Williams, P. Murdoch, J. F. F u m erto n , -r-L-w— ’4i'’sd« Hrt. J. F. Hampson, Mrs. N. M, Pettigrew, J. J. Thomson, J. R. Beale and T. L. Fumerton. In this area, the homes of A. R. Pollard, R. W . Seatli, D. S. Sutton, W. Hi H. McDougall, Miss C Fairbanks, H. Wood, J. F.„BAirt,_^and H. G. Coles had already been in the water for many days. ~~————.________ On Riverside Avenue, the properties of G. Russell, W r S.- King, S. A. Burtch, H. Ryan, H. T. Mitchell, W . Green, C. G. Newbyj^Mrs. K^Longley, G, L. Eincli_ancLS.-M._GilIespie4icave - been almost entirely under water for ten davs. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ ^ W ed n ^ay nighl7ncity-wGjkm’eii_.andjtruekers toiled far into the night hauling gravel in an effort tp build up the roads in the vicinity of,Lake, Vimy and Beach Avenues, in order, that the vvater could be pumped back into the lake. W ater in places w'as about two feet deep, and after city pumps went into action, they managed to reduce this by four and a half inches this morning. Yesterday, majority of people in this vicinity were unable to gain access to their homes, and had to use rowboats and canoes. City officials are fearful that a strong wind may splash water over the man-made dykes, causing the murky waters to create additional damage. S. M. Simpson Ltd.’s mill is still operating, and a spokes- i.ian for the company figures it could continue to function for a few more days providing the lake does not continue to rise. Residents in the vicinity of Manhattan Beach, D. R. Butt’s home has suffered extensive damage. A Hon. E. T. Kenney, B.C. minister of ^nds and mines, will •nie home of Peter Murdoch. 197 Vimy Avenue, seen sitting on top of the sandbags. The Couriers also felt the brunt of the flood waters this week, catwalk has been constructed so that the occupants arrive in Kelowna over the week-end to inspect the damage. was completely inundated with water. Damage to news editor, W. Beaver-Jones, is seen wading through Water has seeped across the roadway in many places, can enter the home. property will run into hundreds of dollar.?. Some of the water, which m places was more than a foot deep, and basements are flooded. In the above picture . The water which inundated lake- the shrubs taken from in front of his home, can be shore gardens, will not subside to LAKE LEVEL any marked degree for another feet month or six weeks. The City Park : > t s 7.4"' Level this morning ..... ... 104.81 is almost completely covered with Level last Monday ........ .. 104.75 water, and automobile traffic has been closed for over a week. * ' m m .'i V.'.- , Increase since Monday .. .06 The Manhattan Beach area has Agreed Maximum ...... ... 102.5 also received its share of flood da- -I , " ’ • Previous record high, 1928 104,5 nrage. Water is seeping across the 1942 High~:::nr:::r:;;n;rnT^=x^04Oa_ roadways, while many homes arc Present flow, Penticton, 1330 cfs suSounded.- Despite repeated war nings, many residents are still us Flow, Penticton, Monday, 1236 cfs ing septic tanks, and civic officials / *. , - ,.s.: warn drastie action will be taken if this continues, as it will only / ‘c ' ’ create a health menace. ^ 4 -? —i___ LOCAL FLOOD Delay Flow i • i f ^ FUNDiDTS— '^fi?he-flow-at_the Penticton control, . ^ gate this morning is 1,330 c.f.s. This is the highest point reached this year. The normaT capacity of the .'‘l.wU't '' f'- $28,000 MARK 'A. L ./ . ' river without flooding is 800 c,f.s. Kelowna and District unit of the The river is now carrying approx Jv|u‘7iV v: • ' , . B.C. Flood Emergency Fund re imately the amount of water it did when the creeks were in flood. At :T‘ -■ . .. -V • : ‘ I-i.v' '!•- ■ : •■ ported $28,000 in hand this mornings V 1L I. $3,000 more than the minimum ob that time only 500 c.f.s. was Icav-' ing the lake. , i J J ■ T544v>.'. ■.■«,=•? •. i jective of $25,000 set when the driye started over tw o. weeks ago. Ib will take several days; probab ly a week for the increased flow to Secretary-treasurer L. Stephens be felt at Oliver. This is because said a number of districts are still the additional water must All Skaha to be heard from and he expected and Vasseau Liakes, which act as the amount collected by the can reservoirs, to their capacity to han vass would reach the $30,000 mark. dle this flow. This also applies to All funds in hand will be trans- the flooded areas. In other words mitted'"'to Vancouver shortly and the two lakes and the flooded areas the total fund will be administered will absorb sufficient of the increa by Canadian Red Cross Society, B. sed flow to delay the impact at the C- Division, under Maj.-Gen. F. F. Oliver syphon for five or six days. When this photo was taken Tuesday afternoon, constructed dyke which is keeping the waters back. Worthington. The general is ex MaJ. Hodsdon, engineer in charge Extcn*=ive •srindbaccing has. to a great extent, of Dr. and Mrs. Walter Anderson. Members of the water w as‘32 inches above ♦ he five giant furnaces Five pumps are going 24 hours daily in the furnace pected to arrive in Kelowna the of the Oliver irrigation system, nrevented'the murky waters of Okanagan Lake inun- Gyro Club formed a sandbagging party and prevented which are responsible for producing sufficient power room to prevent the water from extinguishing the latter part of this week to survey told the Courier this morning that dating the area along the lakeshore at the foot of the .^.nderson home from being damaged. for operating the mill. W. Beaver-Jones, Courier fires. flood damage and to discuss with he had rigged up a dragline south Strathcona Avdnue. On the left can be seen the home news editor, is shown standing on top of the roughly- local Red Cross officials what relief, of the river at this point. This, he if any, is necessary in this area. expects, will lower the level of the In an official statement from Mr.