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EnvironmentFlooding9TuesdayJune42013HighPeelRiverlevelsputAklavikonalertThreatfollowsmajoroodinginFortMcPhersonlastweekPhotoPhyllisAndreMableEnglishscabingiveswayafterthePeelRiverroseuptoclaimandcarryitofflastweekfollowingalargeicejamdownstream.ByDONJAQUERENEFRANCOEURHighwaterfromthePeelRiveraddedtothevolumeoftheMackenzieRiverhasresultedinfloodingandastateofemergencyinAklavik.MostroadsinthehamlethavesectionsunderwaterandthecommunitywasonhighalertpoisedforevacuationovertheweekendandintoMonday.Whiletheroadtotheairportremainedclear.theirwatersystemwascom-promisedunabletohandleallthemuddywater.AklavikMayorArnyStein-wandtoldTheJournalthatifthewaterroseanyhigheranevacuationofthe600residentswouldbeneces-sary.Sincetheydonthaveanywheretogothatishighgrounditwouldrequireanevacuationbyair.Hesaidsinceplanesthatservethecommunityaresmallalotoftripswouldberequiredwhichwouldbeexpensive.Fortunatelyhesaidthehighwaterlev-elsseemedtohavepeaked.Itisprobablyonthewaydownbutyouneverknow.WejusthavetowaitandseehetoldTheJournalMondayafternoon.AnicejamonthePeelRivernearFortMcPhersoncausedsevereoodingforaneight-milestretchsouthofthatcommunityearlylastweeksendingthreecab-insadrift.ThewaterhasrecededbutlevelsarestillveryhighFortMcPhersonGwichinChiefWilliamKoesaid.Thewateriswaywayabovethewatermark.TheresalotofwaterKoesaid.Onehousewasooded.Oneoftherunawaycabinshasbeenfoundaboutvemilessouthofthehamletandvolunteersareworkingonretrievingit.Atleastwewereabletosaveit.Idontknowhowtheyregoingtogetitoutofthere.Theyrehavingtrou-bletakingitbackupriverKoetoldTheJournal.Theothertwoweresmalleronewaslikealittleshedandtheyjustoatedaway.Theiceisnowprettywellgonehesaidendingthethreatofmorejams.Thebandisalsokeepingacloseeyeonfourtrapperscur-rentlyoutontheland.Theyrestuckintheircabins.Wehavethemradioineverydaytoletusknowthingsareokay.Wecantgooutthereunlesswebringachopperinbuttheytoldustheyllbeokayandtostayput.Theyvebeendoingthisalltheirlivesfor60yearsorsosoIrelyonthatknowledgeandexperiencetheyhaveKoesaid.Toregisterforthecampsformsandinformationcanbefoundatnorthernyouth.caortaigacamp.comNorthernYouthCampsincludingTaigaCampsareopenLandbasedTaigaAdventureCampFortMcPhersonFemales12-17TaigaAdventureCampCanoeTripFemales13-17NorthernYouthCanoeTripYellowknifeMalesFemales13-17NorthernYouthCanoeTripYellowknifeMalesFemales13-17July510July1727August59August1216ContactJennyatjennynorthernyouth.ca867873-4891northernyouth.ca