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Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on Surviving and Thriving. Recent flooding in British Columbia led to a double-barreled consumer emergency: Stores emptied rapidly of food and household items, and because both road and rail links were so badly damaged, deliveries halted. Shades of the early days of the pandemic: Once again, we’re seeing the fragility of the modern retail supply system.
