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Volunteers from Oak Creek Golf & Turf and Redwoods Golf Course transporting water damaged equipment to golf course maintenance shops around the Lower Mainland.
who can come in and fix a building, put up new drywall and paint, but not many can fix golf course equipment,” said Allan, “any help has been greatly appreciated but that was the biggest help.”
Oak Creek Golf and Turf, a local golf industry TORO equipment supplier, also went above and beyond with aid. While golf courses offered up their mechanical services, Oak Creek pulled up to Fraserglen with trucks
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and trailers to disperse the damaged equipment all over the Lower Mainland to volunteer golf facilities, and even took some equipment to repair themselves.
Teams from three local golf facilities showed up to Fraserglen to help remove all equipment and items from the Maintenance Shop. Anything salvageable, including the floors and walls, were left with a thick layer of sludge covering the surface. Volunteers spent the rest of the day shovelling and pressure washing the inches of mud—not a glamourous task by any means but one that had to be done to make the space usable again.
Many hands truly do make light work because soon the shop was empty and clean, and repairs were underway on all of Fraserglen’s equipment at facilities across the Lower Mainland. A task that would have taken weeks at one shop now was complete within mere days thanks to the generosity of local golf courses and suppliers donating labour and parts.
NO INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR FLOODING
Unfortunately, the Maintenance Shop was not the only loss. All of the other buildings on site need full renovations before they can be used again. Among the damaged buildings is a Pro Shop and Restaurant, which are being taken down to the studs from floor to ceiling. The damage does not end there; the property itself was littered with an inconceivable amount of what can best be described as miscellaneous debris from neighbours near and far.
“I never want to see another pumpkin, zucchini, egg crate or pack of shredded cheese again,” laughs Allan. Between shovelling silt and cleaning up thousands of pounds of rubble piled high around tee decks and landscaping, Allan decorated a tree in the parking lot with some of the washed up treasures such as beer kegs and packages of vegan cheese, “We have to find the humour in these things,” said Allan.
A mere two weeks after the first, another flood hit the Fraser Valley. There was a short warning about the approaching floodwaters so thankfully Fraserglen was able to remove their recently repaired and returned equipment. Waters rose two feet high throughout the property once again filling buildings and the course with dirty water and debris. “We were on a roll getting things cleaned and gutted but the second flood put us at a standstill again. It’s hard to get rolling again with setbacks like that,” shares Allan.
As if this isn’t enough for a facility to handle, there is also no insurance coverage for flooding and so far, there is no official monetary disaster relief being provided to places like Fraserglen to help rebuild. Thankfully,
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