‘It was a mess’: Ottawa businesses start cleanup after heavy rain causes serious flooding

As fast as the water rose in Ottawa, that’s how fast crews arrived to start cleaning it all up Friday.

After severe thunderstorms caused heavy flooding for many in town, several Ottawa businesses spent the day trying to get back to normal.

Richard Towe, a retired Ottawa firefighter, opened Three Guys Liquor fifteen years ago. His son now owns the family business, but he said in all these years, he’s never seen anything like this.

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