Richelieu Valley gets cleaned up

The first clean-up weekend of the Richelieu Valley flood area went without a hitch.
 
Over 4000 volunteers from Quebec, Ontario, and New Brunswick showed up to lend a hand. More than 450,000 sandbags were picked up from the area.
 

The organization SOS Richelieu put together the clean-up. SOS project manager Guy Lang said the clean-up exceeded the group’s expectations.

 
The two months of flooding that devastated Richelieu River were the worst in 150 years. Water levels have lowered, but they are still not back to normal.
 
It will be months before all the damaged homes and businesses are restored. A second clean-up weekend is scheduled for next weekend, June 17 and 18.