The City of Merritt is considering an unconventional solution to replace some of the homes that were lost in last November’s floods: 3D printing.
More than 400 homes and three schools were damaged in the southern B.C. Interior city due to catastrophic flooding, which forced the entire community to be evacuated.
The city estimates that 600 people are still out of their homes.
Now it is looking at options that could help replace some of those homes as soon as possible.
“Nothing was off the table when we started exploring how we could get housing back in Merritt,” said Andrew Nielsen, the city’s housing manager.
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