The promenade at the White Rock pier was bustling with hundreds Friday, during what otherwise would have been a surprisingly warm day to spend by the ocean.
But the views of the , large piles of debris and shipwrecked boats served as a stark reminder of the damage done just a day before by one of the most severe storms in B.C.B次元官网网址檚 recent history.
B次元官网网址淎ctually, it kind of broke my heart,B次元官网网址� Carmen Braun told Black Press Media. The former White Rock resident decided to visit the beach from her home in Langley, camera in hand, documenting the destruction for herself.
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Carmen Braun, who grew up in White Rock and now lives in Langley, told me this is the visual that breaks her heart the most. Piece of pier on the shore.
B次元官网网址� Ashley Wadhwani (@ashwadhwani)
ThursdayB次元官网网址檚 damage will take several months to repair and is anticipated to cost well into the millions of dollars, White Rock Mayor Darryl Walker told reporters Friday.
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White Rock officials have already been in contact with the provincial and federal government to determine costs and other repair fees. In the meantime, the first steps will be cleaning up the walkway and beachfront B次元官网网址� a task some residents have volunteered to begin themselves.
Loki and Tristan Chalmers, 6 and 9, spent much of the morning exploring the shore with their parents. Tristan found a small plastic ball, and a rock that he said heB次元官网网址檇 be keeping to B次元官网网址渕ark the destruction.B次元官网网址�
The brothers were excited to still be able to walk along a chunk of the pier that had been swept ashore B次元官网网址� a spot on the beach that has turned into a temporary photo op.
And there was a mix of people checking out the debris for fun, grabbing garbage and moving it to the grass and others just standing still for many moments taking it all in.
B次元官网网址� Ashley Wadhwani (@ashwadhwani)
B次元官网网址淲e just went on the pier again for the last time, we went on the wreckage,B次元官网网址� Tristan said.
While itB次元官网网址檚 not clear how long the chunk of pier will remain on the beach before crews remove it and the number of boats also stuck, officials predict it will be upwards of months until the city staple will be open to the public.
ashley.wadhwani@bpdigital.ca
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