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The 2011 flood battle is not over

By Cam Dahl June 8, 2012

It has been a year since the flood of 2011. At that time Manitobans were bombarded by flood news every day. Many felt that they personally knew the people impacted around Lake Manitoba, down the Assiniboine River, Lake Dauphin, Winnipegosis or the Shoal Lakes. There was a sense of solidarity with everyone in the province

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Professor says more must be done to prevent repeat of Lake Manitoba flood damage

By Daniel Winters April 30, 2012

Scott Forbes estimates flood damage at $2 billion and says most of it  could have been prevented if there had been better drainage

Like the problem child in the family, Lake Winnipeg gets all the attention over its phosphorus problems, while its well-behaved smaller sister to the west tends to be ignored. Or at least that was the case for Lake Manitoba until last year, said Scott Forbes, a professor of biology at the University of Winnipeg, who

News, Weather

Southwest reeve slams province’s 2011 flood response record

By Daniel Winters March 5, 2012

The provincial government’s handling of the 2011 flood has come under fire from a group representing 40 rural municipalities and towns in the southwest corner of the province. The province needs to step up its efforts in the area hard hit by severe overland flooding of the Souris and Assiniboine rivers almost one year ago,

News, Weather

Spring flooding tops Environment Canada’s Top 10 weather stories

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 17, 2012

Historic flooding across Saskatchewan and Manitoba logged in as the No. 1 weather story in Canada in 2011, Environment Canada says. “Everything about the flooding, including its size, magnitude and duration, was unprecedented. It was also one of Canada’s few billion-dollar disasters,” the department says in its annual Canada’s Top 10 Weather Stories for 2011

Opinion

Lake Manitoba Flood Puts Life On Hold

By Sandi Knight October 20, 2011

co-operator contributor It s October, surely the water is gone by now, isn t it? Unfortunately, no. For people who live near and around Lake Manitoba, the flood continues. In all likelihood it will become the Flood of 2011-12. No one wants to talk about it. Some people are tired of hearing about it. But

Opinion

If You Drain Them, Floods Will Come

By Pascal Badiou September 1, 2011

Given how saturated the soil was last fall, coupled with record snowfall throughout the Canadian Prairies, it’s no surprise to witness the unprecedented flooding that has occurred along the Assiniboine River and its tributaries this year. However, this situation is much worse because of wetland drainage across the Prairies. Wetland drainage increases the probability of

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Water Levels On All Rivers And Lakes At Or Near Crest As Of July 16

By Lorraine Stevenson July 21, 2011

Water levels on rivers and lakes have crested or are near so in all parts of the province, but the impact of the 2011 flood will be felt for weeks and months to come, say those in affected areas. Darryl Jackson, mayor of Souris, said last week that while Souris River levels have started to

Opinion

Wetland Drainage Is The Hidden Culprit Behind This Year’s Flood

By Ian Milliken July 14, 2011

It is Sunday, June 26, exactly 71 days since the Pipestone Creek reached flood stage. The Pipestone Creek originates south of Whitewood, Sask. and empties into Oak Lake, Man. This is not news to locals, but for those of you from other parts of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, you may not know its geographic location. The

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Lake Manitoba Residents Forced To Flee Flooding

By Ron Friesen June 9, 2011

Tom Teichroeb was busy last week moving the last few cattle off his flooded farm near the shores of Lake Manitoba. When he’s done, he’ll move his family out, too. Teichroeb, his wife and two young daughters had rented a house in town and were moving in furniture when shifting flood waters would let them.

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Special Flood Aid Welcome: KAP

By Allan Dawson June 2, 2011

Daily talks between the Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) and Agriculture Minister Stan Struthers about flooding appears to have paid off, says KAP president Doug Chorney. The province adopted KAP’s call for 100 per cent compensation for farmers artificially flooded, including lost income, in the Manitoba government’s Flood 2011 Building and Recovery Action Plan announced May

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Tag Archives Assiniboine River

The 2011 flood battle is not over

Professor says more must be done to prevent repeat of Lake Manitoba flood damage

Southwest reeve slams province’s 2011 flood response record

Spring flooding tops Environment Canada’s Top 10 weather stories

Lake Manitoba Flood Puts Life On Hold

If You Drain Them, Floods Will Come

Water Levels On All Rivers And Lakes At Or Near Crest As Of July 16

Wetland Drainage Is The Hidden Culprit Behind This Year’s Flood

Lake Manitoba Residents Forced To Flee Flooding

Special Flood Aid Welcome: KAP

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