I was also very impressed with the Emergency Management Team made up of many different agencies and departments who set up in Council Chambers on Tuesday and ran the whole operation under the leadership of Mike Richter! Mike; you and your team were awesome! Throughout the crisis our CAO and her staff, the mayor and councilors were very much in the loop helping out everywhere and maintaining a high profile!
We had our own crisis brewing at the Beiseker Airport! Several hangars, and our meeting house were flooding and some aircraft were in danger! The quick actions by volunteers who pumped water for countless hours saved the day! At one point Rocky View County sent out a huge pump which moved a ton of water and gave us chance to get ahead of the situation!
Overall it was an incredible operation and one which saved our village! Thank you all for your efforts.
Bad news: Several homes ended up with flooded basements! At one point overland floodwaters compromised our sanitary sewer and several basements were flooded with sewage! All is well again now but these folks will need help to get their lives back to normal! If you are one of those misfortunate residents please register with the village office as soon as you can! If you know of someone who has been affected by the flooding please check with them to make sure they're ok and that they've registered. Red Cross clean-up kits are available from the Beiseker Fire Department and the Village Office.
Now is the time for us to help our neighbors!
Well done everyone!
p.s. As you know, I'm retired from village council; I stayed out of way, and watched. I was curious to see how this council would react to this serious crisis. They and our Village staff were incredible! I was very proud of them all!
