(Erin Seize CityNews)Knowlton, his family and neighbours worked through the night to keep pumping the water out of his basement. Victor Knowlton’s basement before the flooding on June 20, 2026. (Submitted)Victor Knowlton’s basement after the flooding on June 20, 2026. Water pouring out from a hole in Victor Knowlton’s backyard on June 20, 2026. Jeff Orenstein, the lawyer behind the lawsuit, says the city should have done a lot more after the flooding in August of 2024.