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Making Election Hay

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Although some were cautious in their praise, few in the farming community had any quibbles with the special compensation package the province announced to help farmers cope with losses related to flooding and livestock lost in the late-April blizzard. And rightly so. The package, at least on the surface, is comprehensive and goes beyond what
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Use LIDAR For Flood Control, Province Told

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Manitoba’s Chambers of Commerce wants the provincial government to go “light” on floods. The Manitoba Chambers of Commerce is asking the province to use Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) to help control flooding in the Red River Valley and Assiniboine River basins. LIDAR is an optical remote sensing technology which accurately measures the distance to
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Aid Package For Flooded Farmers

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The Manitoba government announced several compensation programs worth an estimated $44 million for farmers May 24 as part of a sweeping $175-million package of mitigation and compensation measures related to flooding in the province. There is a program for farmers south of the Hoop and Holler Bend near Portage la Prairie and surrounding Lake Manitoba
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Why Some Floods Last Longer

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We’re getting used to more frequent floods in the Red River basin. But, now, in some parts of the basin, we’re also faced with flood waters staying around longer. They call it “duration.” We can understand high waters at the peak of a flood. But it’s getting to be weeks now, and waters are still
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Special Aid For Flooded Farmers

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The Manitoba government is promising “comprehensive” compensation to crop farmers and livestock producers whose livelihoods are threatened by the unprecedented Assiniboine River flooding this spring. “I do want to indicate we are developing through our Department of Agriculture a comprehensive plan for the many impacted areas throughout the province whether it be in the Shoal
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Rivers To Crest This Week

Rural Manitobans remained on high alert this week as rising flood waters continued to spread across the province, forcing people from their homes, washing out roads and inundating farmland. With crests on the province’s two major rivers, the Red and Assiniboine, expected by early next week, flooding also remained general along most of the smaller
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Unprecedented Overland Flooding

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In all his 25 years of flying over western Manitoba, Jon Bagley saw the springtime on the bald, flat prairie last week expressed in a way he’d never imagined possible – through raging creeks, washed-out roads and unprecedented overland flooding. In fact, provincial officials were calling the situation this spring some of the worst flooding
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Flood Risk General Throughout Manitoba

Seldom in recent memory has Manitoba faced the possibility of a spring flood on so many fronts. The flood potential is high on most of the province’s major rivers and tributaries, Manitoba Water Stewardship warns. The main concern is the Red River, where officials expect a flood slightly above 2009 levels with favourable weather. Unfavourable
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Municipalities Voice Concerns Over Shellmouth Dam Project

A provincial government plan to raise water levels on the Shellmouth Dam has drawn fire from neighbouring municipalities. Seven municipalities are demanding the Clean Envi ronment Commission investigate the proposal before it is allowed to go ahead. They say the project, if implemented, will cause extensive erosion, damage cottage developments and hurt local tourism. The
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Compensation Plan Finalized

Landowners in the Assiniboine Valley affected by artificial flooding caused by operation of the Shellmouth Dam will be entitled to compensation under legislation and regulations announced Feb. 25 by Water Stewardship Minister Christine Melnick. “This legislation will provide fair compensation to landowners in the Assiniboine Valley if they are affected by artificial flooding caused by

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