"There are marginalized people, there are seniors, there are disable people, there are single parents who rely on buying groceries when they get their once-a-month cheque," Anita Simon said. "Seniors don't get their pay till next week." "We are unable to find any in the store or anywhere, and our donors cannot donate anything if there is nothing available in the market," he said.Īnother Chilliwack resident says she's been using her social media accounts to remind others that there are families and people in the community who might not be able to purchase the food they need right now. Shoppers flocked to grocery stores across B.C., including this Kelowna Save-on-Foods, leaving bare shelves on Tuesday, as extreme weather hampered re-supply efforts. He said he's worried about what will be left for those who aren't able to make it to the stores on their own. "We saw this at the start of the pandemic, and I think it's fear." "I don't want to see this again," he said on the CBC's The Early Edition.
Zeeshan Khan, who volunteers for an organization in Chilliwack that delivers groceries for free to people in need, says when he went to the grocery store near his neighbourhood on Tuesday morning, he saw a line that went all around the building. Empty store shelvesĪcross the province, people are finding grocery store shelves stripped bare. "It's going to be profoundly difficult for the transportation industry," said MacIntyre. But if he doesn't move goods, he doesn't get paid, and surveying the damage across the province's south, he doesn't like what he sees. MacIntyre's load wasn't going to rot - he was hauling drywall from Port Kells to Penticton.
"We fully recognize how important it is right now in British Columbia to reopen the road connections from the Lower Mainland to the Interior to get supply chains moving again," Fleming said.ĭouglas MacIntyre, a truck driver stranded behind a landslide in Agassiz, waits for his vehicle to be able to move again. The highway is set to be closed again following an evacuation of passenger vehicles, with emergency vehicles continuing to have access. "The intent of this opening is to allow those people stranded in Hope to make their way toward the Lower Mainland," said a spokesperson from the transportation ministry. On Wednesday evening, Highway 7 was reopened to westbound traffic between Agassiz and Hope. Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Rob Fleming said in a media briefing on Tuesday that Highway 7 could have a clear path by late Tuesday and Highway 3 might be able to reopen by the end of the weekend, but he wouldn't even hint at when the other three highways could be repaired. roads, including Highways 1, 3, 5 and 99. Duration 0:55 Aerial video shows the damage recent landslides have caused to major B.C.