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Fundraiser created for popular Vancouver Island farm market overrun with water

GoFundMe campaign set up for Russell Farms Market following flood

Supporters of Cowichan鈥檚 popular Russell Farms Market, which was heavily damaged by flood water after Friday night鈥檚 rainstorm, have started a fundraiser.

Set up by Chemainus鈥檚 Alexis Puttick, the GoFundMe campaign has a goal of $10,000. Puttick is good friends with the market鈥檚 co-owners Vanesse Bournazel and her mom France.

鈥淔rance said when she went inside, she could see that a lot of their produce and goods are destroyed. They have multiple coolers and freezers as well that will need to be replaced,鈥 Puttick explained. 鈥淭he market is still very much under water, it鈥檚 hard to tell the full damages at this point.鈥

All Puttick knows is she needs to help.

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鈥淥ur favorite neighborhood market has been heavily damaged due to the floods currently happening in the Cowichan Valley,鈥 said the page. 鈥淭his market is a huge part of our community, supporting many local farms and businesses. The owners are absolutely devastated.鈥

The fundraiser page noted the insurance deductible is $10,000 and that鈥檚 not including other costs that insurance might cover.

鈥淭his business was hit by the Dec. 20, 2018 wind storm and they are still recovering from that,鈥 said the family. 鈥淟ets take off some of the burden from our beloved market and pull together some funds to help.鈥

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Sarah Simpson

About the Author: Sarah Simpson

I started my time with Black Press Media as an intern, before joining the Citizen in the summer of 2004.
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