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Brian Thate never planned on starting his life over. That is, until the floodwaters hit.
His
small Grand Forks, B.C., family business — the Riviera RV Park — was
devastated by historic flooding in 2018, leading him and his wife to
sell the property earlier last year.
Between
cleanup costs and the devaluation of his property, Thate estimates his
family lost more than half a million dollars. They ran the business for
more than two decades.
“Our retirement plans have changed — I
know I’ll be working for as long as I can work to feed our family,” he
told CBC News. “And we’re supporting others that are still trying to
recover.”