North Vancouver business destroyed after rainstorm [Video]

Caf/EH Coffee shop in North Vancouver’s Deep Cove neighbourhood is temporarily closed after rain pummelled B.C.’s South Coast over the weekend.

The coffee shop is in one of the neighbourhoods that was hardest hit by the record breaking and deadly atmospheric river – where the main commercial street was transformed into a raging river.

Iris Blanchett is the shop’s general manager and she describes the state of the business as “a mess.”

“It’s unfortunate. We spend a fair amount of our time at the café, we have all our regular customers, no one likes waiting (or) the uncertainty,” she tells CTV News.

Rain from the storm flooded the bottom area of the coffee shop forcing it to close. Now – staff is grappling with what comes next.

Water and debris destroyed the outdoor patio, kitchen, storage areas, bathrooms, and has left the shop without refrigeration.

Owners expect the café to …