McBride receives flood funding

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McBride receives flood funding

NORTHERN BC – The Village of McBride sits along the Fraser River and, as such, is no stranger to the risk of flooding. But just under four years ago, something extraordinary happened. “That particular year we had 220 percent-of-normal on the snowpack,” explains Mayor Gene Runtz. “And then we had a cold spring. And then in the latter part of June, we had a bunch of rain that came down. It was almost torrential and floods that came down that riv…