During the summer I worked in the "Check Your Latitude" group, Old Hazelton was under the risk of flooding. It was situated at the junction of the Skeena and Bulkley River. My group volunteered our time to help bag sand that would be used in an attempt to slow flooding of the historical first nations museum K'san. This was a important resource to Hazelton, as it was one of our most successful tourism asset. The buildings themselves also housed valuable native artifacts and relics that would be damaged and costs thousands of dollars. The disaster could have been much worse, but was still a striving event that we should be prepared for in the future.
The Bulkley River below Hagwilget Suspension Bridge
K'san Village with flooded roads
A flooded parking lot
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