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It91裸聊视频檚 the single word that is on Dexter Ferguson91裸聊视频檚 mind as he sits in a Kelowna hotel room with his son Dexter Jr. and his wife, Bridgenna. He uses it to describe the immense amount of support he and his family have felt since arriving in Kelowna on Monday night.

To get here, they travelled more than 4,500 km from the Bahamas 91裸聊视频� which was devastatingly struck by Hurricane Dorian just over one week ago.

As of Sept. 11, the Bahamas91裸聊视频� National Emergency Management Agency has listed over 2,500 people as missing and the official death toll is currently 50. Tens of thousands of people on both the Abacos and Grand Bahama islands remain in need of aid.

Soon after the disaster, Mike Carter, a Kelowna chef who once worked with Ferguson in the Bahamas, began trying to contact anybody he could on the island.

91裸聊视频淒exter reached out and said he91裸聊视频檇 lost his house,91裸聊视频� said Carter. 91裸聊视频淗e asked if there was any way that I could try and get him to Canada and I said 91裸聊视频榮ure.91裸聊视频� I dropped everything that I was doing and spent the next five straight days working every hour trying to get him here.91裸聊视频�

Carter succeeded, thanks in part to a still-active .

But his work isn91裸聊视频檛 done yet.

91裸聊视频淒exter has a sister on the island with a two-month-old baby,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淗er house has been destroyed; she91裸聊视频檚 standing in water lines four-hours-long, in the heat.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淭he situation is very bad,91裸聊视频� added Ferguson.

91裸聊视频淩ight now, the water table is poisoned. People can91裸聊视频檛 get clean water to take a shower or drink. Certain entities donated water but it91裸聊视频檚 still hard for everybody to get some.91裸聊视频�

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Carter said they91裸聊视频檙e trying to find a boat to get the two to Nassau, the capital city of the Bahamas. Carter said that from there, it will be easier to get Ferguson91裸聊视频檚 family to Canada.

But prices for the trip have inflated as more and more people try to leave the islands.

91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 the hardest thing right now,91裸聊视频� said Carter. 91裸聊视频淭he last quote that we just got for somebody for a boat to get them off was $11,000.91裸聊视频�

Carter estimates they will need another $25,000 for a boat, a flight and other transportation, to get the two out of the Bahamas, so they are again turning to the community for support.

91裸聊视频淭his process is very strenuous,91裸聊视频� said Ferguson. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 going to take a lot of money and support just to get it off the ground.91裸聊视频�

Carter said while cash donations are what is most needed right now, they are also accepting grocery store gift cards and are still seeking out shelter for Ferguson and his family.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e still looking for accommodation that91裸聊视频檚 very reasonably priced or possibly could be donated,91裸聊视频� he said.

The Canadian Red Cross has offered $750 towards the Ferguson family91裸聊视频檚 first month of rent when they can find a more permanent place to stay.

Kelowna Transit also donated free bus passes and H2O Fitness and Adventure Centre for donated a family pass for the Fergusons to use.

Currently, the family is being put up at the Manteo Resort free of charge and clothing donations were being accepted at the Hotel Eldorado today.

Donations are coming in but the family is still in need of warm winter clothing. Sizes needed are men91裸聊视频檚 XL with 46-48 pants for Dexter, XL young boys 16-18 pants for Dexter Jr. and women91裸聊视频檚 small/medium with pants size 14-15 for Bridegenna.

91裸聊视频淢ike did a very good job getting us off the island. He really took care of everything,91裸聊视频� said Ferguson. 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 just really appreciative of everything he91裸聊视频檚 doing.91裸聊视频�

michael.rodriguez@kelownacapnews.com
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