More than 100 soldiers descended on Grand Forks this past week, as flood waters rose to historic highs.
Capt. Chris Hanson, who led the Edmonton-based troops, said his soldiers were happy to help their fellow Canadians in their time of need.
91裸聊视频淭he majority of this unit has been deployed to natural disasters before, either in B.C. or the flooding in Manitoba or across Canada,91裸聊视频� said Hanson.
91裸聊视频淪o they have skills from fighting fires to first aid to driving armoured vehicles, it91裸聊视频檚 a very diverse set of skills we bring to the tables.91裸聊视频�
Over near the Grandby River91裸聊视频檚 banks, a couple dozen soldiers sandbagged a lift station Saturday afternoon.
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Leading them was Sgt. Bradley Lowes, who91裸聊视频檚 seen his fair share of B.C. cities fighting off natural disasters.
91裸聊视频淚 was at the B.C. wildfires last year, in Riske Creek and Williams Lake,91裸聊视频� said Lowes.
91裸聊视频淟ots of people just think we deploy overseas but really our job is to protect home as well.91裸聊视频�
With the flood waters receding and , the army is getting ready to redeploy.
But as the 3,000 Kootenay-Boundary residents under evacuation order tryig to come to terms with the floods that displaced them from their homes, Lowes said that the military was in a unique position to help out not just physically, but mentally.
91裸聊视频淕oing through something like this is life-changing. It91裸聊视频檚 your house, it91裸聊视频檚 your livelihood,91裸聊视频� he said.
91裸聊视频淲ith us dealing with a lot of mental health issues, we91裸聊视频檙e great to talk to people about going through a stressful time 91裸聊视频� and this is a very stressful time for them.91裸聊视频�
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