High River's Saddlebrook complex to stay open

A temporary development to house flood evacuees from High River will stay open.

The Saddlebrook trailer complex outside the devastated town was set to close next month. However, the province now says it will keep the community open while flood-damaged homes are torn down and rebuilt.

The community is currently home to almost 400 evacuees and the province says it isn't ruling out building another housing project in the town for displaced residents.

The Alberta government set up the Saddlebrook community just north of High River after hundreds of people were left homeless in last June's flood.

It was followed up with the opening of the Great Plains communitynear Calgary, which is nowclosed.

Alberta's associate minister of regional recovery andreconstruction, Rick Fraser, says the government will continue toprovide housing for flood victims.

He says officials are looking at alternatearrangements insideHigh River to give people a more permanent place to livewhile theirhomes are being rebuilt.

Fraser saysmany of the people living in Saddlebrook won't be able toreturn home for sometime.