Prepping for the worst

The City of West Kelowna will be installing bladder dams along Gellatly Road between the Cove Lakeside Resort and the bridge over Powers Creek.

The stretch of road is notorious for flooding. It was one of the first areas to experience severe flooding last spring.

Installation of the bladder dam will necessitate closing the road for about two days.

While it's a temporary installation, the dam will be in place until the threat of creek flooding has passed.

Rotary Trails Park has been designated a staging area for flood response equipment, and remains closed.

The city asks the public to stay away from all flood protection installations.

With similar conditions to a year ago and a larger-than-normal snowpack, the city is conducting flood prevention work and monitoring of the flood threat throughout the entire community.