Strathroy-Caradoc parks damaged after July rain [Video]

If you come across a picnic table in the Sydenham River, Strathroy-Caradoc wants it back.

The municipality is tallying damage to its parks, including the loss of ten picnic tables, after last month’s extreme rain events.

“The difference with this flood and regular flooding that we have is the length of time it took for the water to recede,” explained Community Services Director Rob Lilbourne. “Because of the wet spring and summer that we’ve had the water table’s been really high, so the receding of the water actually took several days to weeks for it to fully recede,” he said.

A damaged ball diamond is seen in Alexandra Park, Strathroy (Bryan Bicknell/CTV News London)

Lilbourne has prepared a report for the local council, laying out some of the damage to Alexandra Park, Centennial Park, Victoria Park, and Cuddy Sports Field.

Damage includes choked grass inside the parks, damaged turf in …