BC Housing: Red Cross

Damage Assessment Dept: Five members of the so-called rapid damage assessment team from BC Housing arrived in the town Saturday to identify unsafe conditions, according to Vancouver Sun. "They'll also provide some information about what night need to be done," he said, adding people may have to increase air flow in parts of their homes to prevent mould, for example and sICAMOUS, B.C. - The British Columbia government has joined forces with Red Cross volunteers to assess flood-ravaged buildings in Sicamous as some displaced residents remain out of their homes. "If a side of a wall's crushed in by boulders and whatnot, they would obviously flag that as needing detailed engineering assessment before re-occupation," said Chris Duffy of Emergency Management BC. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.