Weekend rains close two popular walking areas at McClymont Park and Moresby Park

The runoff along McClymont Park creek has subsided a bit, but still
remained high into the afternoon, with the City closing the east side park
as well as Moresby on the west side of Prince Rupert

Residents of Prince Rupert looking to take advantage of the long awaited break from the seemingly endless rain of the last few days, may have been able to finally get out of the house, but taking to some popular walking areas remained off limits heading into this afternoon

The 150 plus mm of rain that fell on Prince Rupert over the course of the last 48 hours arrived so fast and with such ferocity that it provided for a few concerns for the City of Prince Rupert.

Such was the nature of the weather event that the City of Prince Rupert posted their notice to the Public late Saturday night by way of their Facebook page; advising that due to high water levels, both McClymont Park and Moresby Park had been closed to the public, a closure that was still in effect as of early afternoon. 

Access to McClymont Park on the east side of Prince Rupert has been
closed as high water travels along the creek

The City's Facebook followers were the only ones to receive the heads up on the twin closures, with no notice posted to the city website, nor to the city's mobile app.

The City of Prince Rupert's mobile app hasn't seen an updated notification since June; while the city website also seems to be a hit and miss option for civic officials when sharing information.

So far, regardless of the information delivery program available, there has not been an update on when those looking to take to the local walking trails will regain access to either of the popular spots around the city.

Four areas of note for reports of storm related issues from the weekend storm

The high water concerns for the two parks were just a few of the issues created for the area by the storm, as we noted on Saturday night, the City also issued an update on the impact of the storm on the city's tap water, while Highway 16 at the Port Edward turn off also had its own share of water and debris woes last evening.

For more notes of interest from City Hall see our archive page here.