![]() (Carla Ulrich/CBC)īuckley said he also needs to raise his home, but he's also looking at other options like purchasing a new lot and moving. He was able to do some clean-up until September last year, but once it froze he had to head back to his job.Ī ball diamond backstop in Paradise Gardens still shows how high the water reached in 2022. ![]() One year later, he's still not back in his home. He left the area early last year with his dog and camper, which he set up at the RV park outside the Hay River Community Centre. Shawn Buckley is a commercial fisherman who lives in the Old Town area of Hay River. Hay River's West Channel and Paradise Gardens residents were hit the worst. The flood had devastating effects on homes and properties and some people are still trying to put their lives back together. That's in stark contrast to last year, when the fast-rising river forced residents to flee Paradise Gardens, Hay River and Kátł'odeeche First Nation, flooding all three communities as well as Enterprise. The territorial government's water monitoring bulletin said Tuesday that water levels on the Hay River peaked on Sunday, and have been declining ever since. ![]() ![]() As the last of the river ice clears the community of Hay River, N.W.T., without damage, residents are breathing a sigh of relief, and trying to move past last year's devastating floods. ![]()
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