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Flood stories of two local heroes in the 1997 flood
Garry Enns and Pat O'Brien emerge as local heroes amid the Red River flood. Enns, regional college administrator near Ste Agathe, kept pumps running with his son Kelly from April 28 onward and credits preparation and tenacity for limiting damage. He notes delayed sandbag stockpiling and observes officials generally performed well in response.
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Garry Enns
Pat O'Brien
Assiniboine Community College
Enns
Kelly
Garry
Gaile