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Damage from the 2011 flood gave force to calls for outlet channels between Lake Manitoba and Lake Winnipeg.

Promises stalled on flood control

On the eve of another spring melt, the Lake St. Martin and Lake Manitoba channels remain in regulatory limbo

By Geralyn Wichers March 30, 2023

It’s been seven years since Brian Pallister stood on the shore of Lake Manitoba and promised that, if elected, channels to divert floodwaters into Lake Winnipeg would be built by the end of his first term. It was a promise from a party hoping to topple the then-incumbent NDP government, which had been faced with

The $15 million fund will nurture Indigenous-led economic opportunities surrounding the outlet channels.

News, Other

Indigenous economic development fund announced around channel project

The $15-million fund has been earmarked for Indigenous communities impacted by the Lake St. Martin and Lake Manitoba outlet channels

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 31, 2022

Indigenous communities around the planned Lake Manitoba and Lake St. Martin outlet channels have been promised $15 million for economic development, although details have yet to be finalized. The province announced the funds Oct. 5. The drainage channel project has struggled to get off the ground since being proposed after flood events in 2011 and 2014. The fund’s eligibility list

Close up of zebra mussels that washed up on the beach after a wavy and windy day.

Comment, Op/Ed, Other

Comment: Management key to zebra mussel challenge

This invasive species is here to stay so we need to limit the damage

By Michael Rennie September 22, 2021

You could almost set your watch by it. Since 2013, when zebra mussels were first detected in Lake Winnipeg, new sightings of the invasive species in our lakes and on our shorelines have become a regular occurrence. And while the ubiquitous videos of their shells collecting on the shores of Lake Winnipeg that we have

Barry Janssens stands on a road near his farm. At one time, the road would have cut through fields. Now it’s more of a causeway through a swamp.

Farmit Manitoba, News, Other

Flood waters leave farmers with nowhere to go

Flooding at Whitewater Lake paints a bleak picture of how poor conservation practices can leave the next generation holding the bag when the weather changes

By Geralyn Wichers February 11, 2020

A decade ago, Whitewater Lake began swallowing land. Barry Janssens watched the flood waters creep into his fields with every rainfall until nearly 500 acres had disappeared beneath water and cattails. The lake is frozen and snow covered now. He drives with a reporter along a gravel road a few miles from Deloraine — essentially

Ongoing flooding issues, such as this during the spring of 2011, have made an outlet channel a necessity.

Local news, Other

Divided by a ditch: Landowners left in limbo

Lake St. Martin-area landowners say they can’t get on with their lives until the expropriation process ends

By Alexis Stockford July 11, 2019

David Gall of Moosehorn doesn’t know where his family will be living in two years, nor does he know how much he will be paid for his house, his barns or the rest of his home quarter, land already expropriated by the province. Gall is among the Interlake farmers in the direct path of the

Local news, Other

DIVIDED OVER WATER: Outlet channels spark controversy

Farmers on the south end of Lake Manitoba support the proposed channels to save their land from flooding, but the projects will slice through the farms of dozens of north-shore farmers who worry they won’t be adequately compensated

By Alexis Stockford July 3, 2018

A recent $540-million funding pledge is pushing forward the Lake Manitoba and Lake St. Martin outlet channels and reaction from farmers depends on where they are along the shoreline. For those whose anxieties rise with the water levels every time the Assiniboine River floods, the new momentum is welcome news. Farmers along Lake Manitoba’s south

Local news, Weather

Strong winds, precipitation in forecast could increase flood risk

Manitoba Flood Bulletin No. 16

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 13, 2017

Province of Manitoba – Manitoba Infrastructure’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre reports overland flooding and tributary flows continue to subside across parts of southern Manitoba. Flows on the lower Assiniboine River are continuing to rise. Weather forecasts are predicting strong winds for April 13 to 16, as a low-pressure system begins to move from west to east

Local news, Weather

Assiniboine River flows continue to rise, rain forecast could raise flood risk

Manitoba Flood Bulletin No. 15

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 12, 2017

Province of Manitoba – Manitoba Infrastructure’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre reports overland flooding and tributary flows continue to subside across parts of southern Manitoba. Flows in the Assiniboine River are continuing to rise. Weather forecasts are predicting strong winds for April 13 to 16, as a low-pressure system begins to move from west to east across

Local news, Weather

Ice causing overland flooding in much of southern Manitoba

Manitoba Flood Bulletin No. 4

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 2, 2017

Province of Manitoba – Manitoba Infrastructure’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre reports overland flooding is occurring across much of southern Manitoba due to ice in the drainage network. Ice jamming is also occurring on some major rivers and smaller tributaries. Partial ring dike closures are underway or completed at Gretna, St. Adolphe and Brunhild. PTH 75 is

There’s no shortage of concern over spring flooding as the winter winds to an end.

Local news, Weather

Western Manitoba prepares as province releases its first flood outlook

The Southwest Flood Strategy Committee is among the regional groups preparing  for possible flood conditions in western Manitoba

By Alexis Stockford March 10, 2017

The Southwest Flood Strategy Committee came together for the first time in almost two years Mar. 1, and it’s turning rapt eyes to the spring flood forecast. The group was formed after the 2011 flood — which evacuated 7,100 people from their homes, damaged significant municipal infrastructure and left three million acres of farmland unseeded

U.S. livestock: Cattle and hog futures slide

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat futures rise as dollar sags; crop yields eyed

Pulse weekly: Large U.S. pea/lentil crops expected

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle and hog futures slide

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat futures rise as dollar sags; crop yields eyed

Pulse weekly: Large U.S. pea/lentil crops expected

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Promises stalled on flood control

Indigenous economic development fund announced around channel project

Comment: Management key to zebra mussel challenge

Flood waters leave farmers with nowhere to go

Divided by a ditch: Landowners left in limbo

DIVIDED OVER WATER: Outlet channels spark controversy

Strong winds, precipitation in forecast could increase flood risk

Assiniboine River flows continue to rise, rain forecast could raise flood risk

Ice causing overland flooding in much of southern Manitoba

Western Manitoba prepares as province releases its first flood outlook

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