Abbotsford tourism anchors begin to reopen after flooding
Global News
Two Abbotsford businesses along Highway 1 are set to reopen only a week after flooding forced them to close.
One week after floodwaters surged across Abbotsford, B.C.’s Sumas Prairie, one major tourism anchor has reopened, with another set to follow in the coming days.
The Clarion Hotel and Conference Centre and Castle Fun Park along Highway 1 both faced rising water for the second time in four years.
At Castle Fun Park, co-owner Brian Wiebe said staff were watching conditions closely last week.
“You never know how high the water is going to get. We were watching that pretty close, but it did turn into an event and it became all hands on deck,” Wiebe said.
Castle Fun Park flooded during the 2021 storms and has only recovered to operate at 60 per cent capacity ever since.
“In the 2021 flood, the water was up and touching the joists. This entire area was covered for a period of three weeks. Everything had to be thrown out; it was completely destroyed,” Wiebe said while walking through what used to be an underground minigolf course.
Unlike 2021, this time the castle had a fighting chance due to two lines of defence: a new waterproof wall around the building and dedicated crews that stay round the clock to pump out floodwaters.
At times, Wiebe said crews were running as many as 10 to 12 gas-powered trash pumps in addition to electrical pumps at once.
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