The community of Deep Cove in North Vancouver is cleaning up after Gallant Street, the main commercial road that leads to the cove, turned into a raging river during Saturday’s heavy rain.
“We got our crew from Deep Cove Kayak here helping out and just mopping up, cleaning up this patio area on the sidewalk,” said Bob Putnam, the co-owner of Deep Cove Collective. “We got a dehumidifier inside and we are drying everything out.”
Putnam was not at the shop when water began cascading down the street Saturday afternoon.
“Two years ago they put in a new drainage system, a new pipe just up on the next block up. And that was supposed to handle these big events. I guess it got clogged somehow, and so the district was here, they unclogged it. Once that happened, it was draining pretty good,” said Putnam.
He also praised the district for …