Estevan prepares for Summer Games in wake of flash flood
Organizers are scrambling to get the venues ready for the Saskatchewan Summer Games in Estevan after the community was hit by flash flooding.
Estevan was drenched by 125 mm or five inches of rain on Sunday, July 10, two weeks before the provincial games are set to start.
Despite the heavy rain, games manager Nicole Clow said the athletic fields are drying out and all the facilities should be good to go by the time the games open on Monday, July 25.
“It was a lot of water and most of the venues at least had water on them if they weren’t really submerged, but the water is dissipated, so that’s good and we’ll get those ready,” Clow said.