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A question on everyone's mind during the 10 hour trip embraced the phrase

"Fail Safe" - and how much would it cost to put the dykes in a "Fail Safe" condition.

As it now stands, residents living in the flood plain are playing Bure tan
Roulette with the elements, "If"... is the operative word, - "If" we do not have a high
tide when the river peaks, and, "Tf" we have alternating hot and cold weitior, and,

"If" we do not have excessive rain during the same period, there won't be any rool prohlem!
Cyril Porter, a man who has been on the river most of his life, was recalling
the flood of ‘48 and the recollections Icft us all a little encesfortable about the hig

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Indeed, as a resident of Richmond, I intend to make a few noises about the

situation and I rather suspect that others on board will meke appropriate counde as well.

We spend $50 million per year on new public schools alone in British Columbia,
and perhaps 10 times that amount in the private sector. Of this large investment in
real estate, a measurable percentage is in the flood plain. As; wo followed the tide
down the South Arm To wondered how mieh we are prepared ta rpeoued eh a “bab b ob aby peg
system? What percentage of the total investment im real estate would bee javedved in

assuring the residents behind the dykes of a better chances for survival?

My colleagues on board did not have the answer but I surpact that one passenger
in particular,Hartley Hubbs of CKWX, will be asking a few pointed cuestions around tho

Newsroom.

In the meantime, the sun hast already move:! over the Yerd Arn, the whaler

continued to play in the Strait of Georgia and Douglas College officials dnt their guests

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