Ray Piper has been farming for more than 30 years, and has seen his share of floods. He's also made his share of crop insurance claims, a process he's not optimistic about after last week's deluge. "History has a way of repeating itself," Piper said in an interview with media at his washed out canola field north of Dawson Creek June 17. Piper grows canola, wheat, barley and fescue on around 3,500 acres that have been in his family for 100 years. Flood waters washed away at least one of his fields along 219 Road, which he said does not properly drain due to design issues. He lost around $100,000 in crops during the 2011 floods, and said he received little crop insurance. This time, he expects his losses will be higher. "The rain started and within about a day it started to flood in this valley. There's a delayed reaction, but when the water comes, she comes hard." He said his biggest concern is the 219 Road, which he said prevented 200 acres of canola from draining. "I won't go broke farming, but it hurts a lot," he said of the crop losses. "It's really frustrating. You put your crop in and do your best, then the government builds a dam, essentially, is what it is." He said crop insurance pays on a farm-wide basis, instead of field by field, which means his claims typically don't pay out. According to the ministry of agriculture, around $1.7 million in crop indemnities were paid out after the 2011 flood. Source - http://www.dawsoncreekmirror.ca