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St. Lazare
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Flooding continues
The Qu’Appelle and Assiniboine Rivers are still flooding at St. Lazare, where the two rivers converge. The flood waters are starting to go down, but some flooding is expected to remain for several weeks.
St. Lazare flood victims ready to start all over
by Christeen Jesse Jennifer Jessop flips through photos of the waterlogged rooms and hallways that she used to call home. “Our whole life has been turned upside down and everything is gone,” she says. The images show the unbelievable reality that Jennifer and her husband Owen are dealing with. The water is four feet deep on their main floor; the refrigerator casually floats across the living room, like a canoe in a lake. and water flirts with the seams of the clothes hanging in the bedroom closet. The Jessops left their home a month ago when the flood waters became too much for the dike surrounding their house to handle. “I was actually outside of the house when the one dike broke and it just came pouring into the yard,” says Jessop. “I was like, ‘I have got to get the hell out of here,’ it was so scary.” It wasn’t until she ran to the top of the hill that she realized how powerful and immense the water was. “It could have been a really dangerous situation.” With little time to escape the rising water, the Jessops rescued the belongings that they could. Since the dike broke in late April, they have been back to see the home, and were shocked to see how much water filled their home.
“We’ve been back and we got some pictures that were higher up, but most of our wedding pictures were floating around,” says Jessop. “We thought that we had everything high enough. We didn’t expect that there was going to be that much water on the main floor.” She says the water surrounding the home was up to her chest that day they visited—and Jessop stands at five-foot-seven. Since then, Jessop and her husband have been living in his cousin’s house—a temporary fix. It has been a chaotic month for the couple, and Jessop says she still has a hard time believing what happened to her home. “It’s just still a little surreal. It still hasn’t quite sunken in yet because were still waiting it out and we don’t know,” she says. “Everything is so uncertain right now and up in the air and we just have to wait and see.” And waiting is one of the most difficult parts. The couple has been living in limbo for over a month, still with no idea what is going to happen next. “We’re just hanging here and waiting to see what we are going to get for disaster relief and everything,” says Jessop. “We can’t get into the house right now. Everything is up in the air.” Grateful for the support they have been given, Jessop still feels unsettled.
“His cousin has been great letting us stay here and everything but its still not our home. It’s not our stuff in this place—its not our usual.” She admits that it has been an emotional experience, and she has had her moments of distress, but Jessop has come to the realization that no amount of tears are going to fix what happened to her home. She and her husband are putting on a brave face and taking things in stride. “We are definitely laughing about it now . . . doing the best that we can to make light of the situation,” she says. Although everything is very uncertain for the Jessops, one thing is clear. “We can’t go back to living in that house,” says Jessop. “It would not be safe. It was an old enough house as it was, and with the mold and everything, I just wouldn’t be comfortable.” The young couple had only been living in the house a few years, but that was more than enough time to make it a home full of memories. “We had only been out there three years, but we were starting our life together and that was our starting point,” says Jessop. They are now faced with the daunting task of picking up the pieces and starting all over again. Continued on page 3 +
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St. Lazare
Christeen Jesse photo
Flooding continues
The Qu’Appelle and Assiniboine Rivers are still flooding at St. Lazare, where the two rivers converge. The flood waters are starting to go down, but some flooding is expected to remain for several weeks.
St. Lazare flood victims ready to start all over
by Christeen Jesse Jennifer Jessop flips through photos of the waterlogged rooms and hallways that she used to call home. “Our whole life has been turned upside down and everything is gone,” she says. The images show the unbelievable reality that Jennifer and her husband Owen are dealing with. The water is four feet deep on their main floor; the refrigerator casually floats across the living room, like a canoe in a lake. and water flirts with the seams of the clothes hanging in the bedroom closet. The Jessops left their home a month ago when the flood waters became too much for the dike surrounding their house to handle. “I was actually outside of the house when the one dike broke and it just came pouring into the yard,” says Jessop. “I was like, ‘I have got to get the hell out of here,’ it was so scary.” It wasn’t until she ran to the top of the hill that she realized how powerful and immense the water was. “It could have been a really dangerous situation.” With little time to escape the rising water, the Jessops rescued the belongings that they could. Since the dike broke in late April, they have been back to see the home, and were shocked to see how much water filled their home.
“We’ve been back and we got some pictures that were higher up, but most of our wedding pictures were floating around,” says Jessop. “We thought that we had everything high enough. We didn’t expect that there was going to be that much water on the main floor.” She says the water surrounding the home was up to her chest that day they visited—and Jessop stands at five-foot-seven. Since then, Jessop and her husband have been living in his cousin’s house—a temporary fix. It has been a chaotic month for the couple, and Jessop says she still has a hard time believing what happened to her home. “It’s just still a little surreal. It still hasn’t quite sunken in yet because were still waiting it out and we don’t know,” she says. “Everything is so uncertain right now and up in the air and we just have to wait and see.” And waiting is one of the most difficult parts. The couple has been living in limbo for over a month, still with no idea what is going to happen next. “We’re just hanging here and waiting to see what we are going to get for disaster relief and everything,” says Jessop. “We can’t get into the house right now. Everything is up in the air.” Grateful for the support they have been given, Jessop still feels unsettled.
“His cousin has been great letting us stay here and everything but its still not our home. It’s not our stuff in this place—its not our usual.” She admits that it has been an emotional experience, and she has had her moments of distress, but Jessop has come to the realization that no amount of tears are going to fix what happened to her home. She and her husband are putting on a brave face and taking things in stride. “We are definitely laughing about it now . . . doing the best that we can to make light of the situation,” she says. Although everything is very uncertain for the Jessops, one thing is clear. “We can’t go back to living in that house,” says Jessop. “It would not be safe. It was an old enough house as it was, and with the mold and everything, I just wouldn’t be comfortable.” The young couple had only been living in the house a few years, but that was more than enough time to make it a home full of memories. “We had only been out there three years, but we were starting our life together and that was our starting point,” says Jessop. They are now faced with the daunting task of picking up the pieces and starting all over again. Continued on page 3 +
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