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Summer flood bulletin #4

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 30, 2014

Province of Manitoba – Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation advises that weekend rainfall across much of southern Manitoba has resulted in flooding and record flow levels on 13 southern Manitoba rivers and streams, washed-out roads and some localized evacuations. Tomorrow’s forecast calls for a high to severe wind warning for Lake Manitoba, the South Basin of

Souris River flooding north of Melita, Man.

News

Province vows to tackle southwest’s water woes

A new study shows the link between unlicensed wetland drainage and stream flows

By Lorraine Stevenson June 20, 2014

Heavy rainfall isn’t the only reason overland flooding is washing out roads and resulting in hundreds of thousands of acres left unseeded in southwestern Manitoba this year, provincial officials say. Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation Minister Steve Ashton said last week the province now has proof illegal drainage in Saskatchewan is exacerbating the problems faced by

News

Flooded Lake Manitoba landowners still seeking additional compensation

Landowners along the Portage Diversion and around Lake Manitoba continue to pursue legal action  against the province, but the process is a slow one

By Shannon VanRaes May 9, 2014

It’s been more than a year since a group of farmers, residents and business owners launched a $260-million lawsuit against the provincial government and three years since the 2011 flood that sparked it. Yet, those who believe the operation of the Portage Diversion resulted in the flooding of their lands have yet to see legal

News, Weather

Flood bulletin #25: May 1

By Province of Manitoba May 1, 2014

Province of Manitoba media bulletinSummaryBirdtail Creek Water was released yesterday from behind a culvert blocked by ice at the base of a former railway embankment near Birtle. The water reached Birtle yesterday, causing a 10-inch rise in water levels at the bridge on Centre Street. Reports indicate there is approximately 1.5 feet of clearance under

News, Weather

Flood bulletin #17: April 27

By Province of Manitoba April 27, 2014

Province of Manitoba media bulletin Summary An embankment holding back water on a tributary of Birdtail Creek is failing. This will result in a surge of water travelling quickly down Birdtail Creek and will affect communities downstream. Flows could be as high as 20,000 to 30,000 cubic feet per second, depending the size and development

News, Weather

Manitoba flood bulletin #12: April 23

By Province of Manitoba April 23, 2014

Province of Manitoba media bulletin Summary A substantial ice jam has formed at the Maryland Street bridge in Winnipeg, creating temporary elevated water levels. It should clear within the next few hours. A rise in Netley Creek caused by ice jamming at the junction of the creek and the Red River resulted in the precautionary

News

Unlikely floodway will be used this spring

With ice thicker than normal, ice jams could be an issue on some rivers  in the province, and localized flooding hasn’t been ruled out

By Shannon VanRaes April 10, 2014

The province’s March 31 outlook for “near-normal” flooding for most of Manitoba had a wrench thrown into it by a snowstorm in the northern U.S. and southern Manitoba last week. “After the last few springs I’m not sure what normal is; it seems like normal is actually when we have major flooding,” Emergency Measures Minister

Still waiting: Repairs to the bridge between Coulter and Waskada should be completed by the summer of 2014. Residents have had to detour around it since the spring of 2011.

News

Prepare now for future climate havoc, IISD report urges

Coulter-Waskada bridge to be repaired by early spring, says province

By Daniel Winters November 27, 2013

Southwestern Manitoba residents know first hand about the lingering inconveniences and costly after-effects associated with weather-related disasters. More than two years after spring flooding wiped out the Souris River bridge between Coulter and Waskada, they’re still waiting on repairs to a key transportation link in their area. In the meantime, area residents as well as

Opinion, Weather

Get used to it?

By Laura Rance-Unger June 26, 2013

Just as water and climate expert Bob Sandford began his keynote address at a Winnipeg conference about water management last week, he received a text from his son back home in Canmore, Alta. It was about a river gone wild. As Sandford spoke on the science of why weather patterns are becoming more turbulent, resulting

Provincial control structure on Tobacco Creek. photos: submitted

Opinion

Reflecting on the flood that didn’t happen

By Les Mcewan June 5, 2013

After dire predictions and many preparations on both sides of the border, citizens have started breathing a huge sigh of relief. Unless we receive very large levels of precipitation in the coming days, the threat of flooding seems to have been alleviated. Some of us are just relieved; others are asking why the forecasts were

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Tag Archives Flood

Summer flood bulletin #4

Province vows to tackle southwest’s water woes

Flooded Lake Manitoba landowners still seeking additional compensation

Flood bulletin #25: May 1

Flood bulletin #17: April 27

Manitoba flood bulletin #12: April 23

Unlikely floodway will be used this spring

Prepare now for future climate havoc, IISD report urges

Get used to it?

Reflecting on the flood that didn’t happen

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