Mayor Emile Blokland

Mayor Emile Blokland: HIGH RIVER, Alta. - An angry crowd of evacuees gathered at a roadblock outside the town hardest hit by the Alberta floods as officials announced that their return home was still days away. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. "The biggest question I hear from residents is when and that's been the most difficult question for us on ground zero here," said Mayor Emile Blokland. "We're now able to get a little closer to that answer. We're talking days. We're not talking weeks." Houses sit at the edge of a large lake caused by floodwaters in High River, Alberta on Tuesday, June 25, 2013. High River was hit by a devastating flood on June 20, 2013 which caused a mass evacuation of the entire town although some residents have chosen to defy the order. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jordan Verlage Related Items Articles Saskatchewan dive team looking for bodies in flooded Alberta community The mayor of High River had earlier suggested that a timeline for people to go back was close. Instead, on Wednesday, he pleaded for a little more patience from those who have been without a home for a week. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.