Barnston Island prepares for potential flooding as Fraser River surges

With rising water levels predicted for this weekend, residents of an island caught in between two branches of the Fraser River are bracing for impact. 
Barnston Island is home to about 150 people, and consists of large farm properties and the Katzie First Nation. After an evacuation alert was issued on Wednesday, residents — who are not strangers to rising water levels — began to prepare for the worst. 
Barnston Island, which is under an evacuation alert due to potential fl