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Minor to moderate flood risk for province this spring

By Shannon VanRaes March 7, 2013

April showers could bring more than May flowers in Manitoba this spring,  as a heavy snowpack elevates the potential risk of spring flooding in some areas

Manitoba’s flood forecasters say there is a risk of minor to moderate flooding in some areas of the province this spring, including along the Red River, the Souris and Assiniboine rivers, as well as in the Interlake region. Although the actual 2013 flood forecast is still some weeks away, Manitoba’s minister of infrastructure and transportation

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Above-normal runoff expected in Saskatchewan

By Shannon VanRaes February 28, 2013

A higher, denser snowpack doesn’t guarantee spring flooding, but throw  in some rain, or a quick melt, and there could be trouble

A higher snowpack across the central Prairies and northern United States will likely result in above-normal run-off this spring, but experts say flooding is not inevitable. “The spring run-off is impacted by a variety of factors like moisture conditions in the fall, snow accumulation in the winter, as well as the rate of melt and

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Reeve slams province for not taking flood threat seriously

By Daniel Winters February 6, 2013

Sifton Reeve Rick Plaisier wants the premier to light a fire under his officials and  deal with the threat posed by increased drainage in Saskatchewan

Fearing a repeat of 2011’s unprecedented flooding in the not-too-distant future, reeves representing southwestern Manitoba municipalities are demanding a meeting with Premier Greg Selinger to find out what is being done to prevent it. “What are they doing about water coming in from Saskatchewan?” asked Rick Plaisier, reeve of the RM of Sifton. “Are they

News

Province brings in more help with flood assessments

June 16, 2012

staff / The Manitoba government is hiring more property assessors to speed up appraisals for flood-affected properties around Lake Manitoba, Infrastructure and Transportation Minister Steve Ashton announced June 7. As well, the province has added six new commissioners to help with the claims appeals process. Ashton said more than 65 per cent of applicants have

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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

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

Crops

Brandon, Melita Research Farms Flooded, Plots Moved To High Ground

By Daniel Winters May 26, 2011

With 200 hectares of rich, river-bottom land deluged by the swollen Assiniboine River, staff at AAFC Brandon Research Centre have packed up their plots and headed for higher ground. “A good number of research plots, in fact, almost all of them, will be relocated,” said Kather ine Buckley, act ing research manager of the experimental

News

Rivers To Crest This Week

April 28, 2011

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

Country Crossroads

Everything That Slithers, Hops, Flies And Flowers Gets Counted

By Bill Stilwell March 3, 2011

Volunteers are the backbone of all successful conservation agencies and the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is a good example, as demonstrated during a conservation volunteer (CV) event held at the Yellow Quill Prairie Preserve. “They counted and identified everything that slithered, hopped, burrowed, flew or flowered,” said Cathy Shaluk, communications and outreach co-ordinator for

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle fall

U.S. grains: Wheat sets fresh eight-week low as ample global supply continues to weigh

Larger Canadian canola and wheat ending stocks expected

Tag Archives Souris River

Minor to moderate flood risk for province this spring

Above-normal runoff expected in Saskatchewan

Reeve slams province for not taking flood threat seriously

Province brings in more help with flood assessments

Southwest reeve slams province’s 2011 flood response record

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

Brandon, Melita Research Farms Flooded, Plots Moved To High Ground

Rivers To Crest This Week

Everything That Slithers, Hops, Flies And Flowers Gets Counted

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