Morrison culvert on the Six Mile Brook Road. Substantial damage has been getting worse ever since the 1970s, according to Salt Springs resident Jim Cormier.

Paulette and Jim Cormier were on their way last Friday morning to honour cousin Simon Pitts, one victim of the recent fishing trip tragedy in Larry’s River. But as they pulled out of their driveway, the couple quickly came to a halt.
“We had good intentions, but we didn’t get there,” said Jim, Paulette visibly upset. The couple, both seniors, were one of seven families who woke up Friday morning completely stranded.
The Six Mile Brook Road’s Morrison culvert has been blocked off since late March, and as of Friday morning, both detour routes were closed off as well, one .7 kilometres north on the Six Mile Brook Road and one on the Graveyard Road, leaving residents cornered Friday morning without an escape.
Flooding can be attributed to the problems in all three areas.
Had there been any warning, the Cormiers say they would have walked to the other side of one washout and h...