West Vancouver storm response frustrates residents [Video]

Brittany La Torre and her husband Marc moved into their West Vancouver home just six months ago, but after last weekend’s storm brought a torrent of muddy water and debris into their basement, knocking out power, they’re not sure whether they’ll be living in it six months from now.

“This was supposed to be our home where we were going to raise our child,” Marc told CTV News.

“We don’t have the money to rebuild, so I don’t know what we are going to do.”

A few minutes away, an apartment building on Bellevue Avenue was hammered with rain and debris.

The parking garage filled with water in just 10 minutes, according to residents, leaving cars submerged in water and mud and leaving the building without electricity.

Residents say the District of West Vancouver could have done more to mitigate the damage.

“We were told by the workers that all …