Flood News for April 16th to April 30th, 2017. All of your flood and climate change news is available below.
Flood Preparedness
🔗 Flood Risk Management: What Is the Role Ahead for the Government of Canada? – Centre for International Governance, April 26th, 2017
🔗 How to be flood ready – KelownaNow, April 20th, 2017
ALBERTA
🔗 Heavy snowfall and flooding leads to state of emergency at Saddle Lake First Nation – CBC News, April 19th, 2017
MANITOBA
🔗 Flood damage to roads, culverts estimated in the millions in southwestern Manitoba – CBC News, April 28th, 2017
🔗 Flooding threat forces 107 people from their homes on Opaskwayak Cree Nation – CBC News, April 17th, 2017
🔗 Rising ice, flood waters force Manitobans from homes: Canadian Red Cross
– CTV News, April 17th, 2017
NEW BRUNSWICK
🔗 Jemseg, N.B., area expected to remain above flood stage – CBC News, April 18th, 2017
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
🔗 N.W.T. Power Corp. responsible for flooding below Taltson dam, MLA says – CBC News, April 28th, 2017
NUNAVUT
🔗 Iqaluit’s new cemetery wins design award despite past flooding issues – CBC News, April 28th, 2017
ONTARIO
🔗 Flood victims can apply for city grants after “disaster” rainstorm – The Hamilton Spectator, April 28th, 2017
🔗 Hamilton residents eligible for municipal flood relief cash – Global News, April 27th, 2017
🔗 High Lake Ontario water levels cause lakefront parking lot flood: The Fixer – The Toronto Star, April 26th, 2017
🔗 Dundas business owners suffer tens of thousands in flood damage, blame city – CBC News, April 21st, 2017
🔗 Wicked spring storm drops 72 mm of rain on Ontario town – The Weather Network, April 21st, 2017
🔗 Heavy rains, major flooding close about 10 streets in Dundas – CBC News, April 20th, 2017
🔗 Rising Ottawa River increases flood risk in Britannia, Cumberland – CBC News, April 19th, 2017
🔗 Kashechewan First Nation evacuated due to flood concerns – CBC News, April 18th, 2017
🔗 Evacuation due to flood fears underway in remote Ont. First Nation – CTV News, April 17th, 2017
QUEBEC
🔗 State of emergency may be lifted Tuesday for flooded Rigaud – CBC News, April 24th, 2017
🔗 West Quebec communities add up flood costs – CBC News, April 24th, 2017
🔗 With sun shining, floodwaters begin to recede west of Montreal – CBC News, April 23rd, 2017
🔗 Gatineau officials ‘optimistic’ worst of spring flooding is over – CBC News, April 22nd, 2017
🔗 Gatineau prepares for flood cleanup, Ottawa low-lying areas still soggy – Ottawa Citizen, April 22nd, 2017
🔗 Flood waters stabilize in Rigaud, citizens praying for a dry Saturday – Montreal Gazette, April 22nd, 2017
🔗 Firefighters recommend some Gatineau residents leave homes due to flooding – CBC News, April 21st, 2017
🔗 Quebec opens up emergency flood funds for Outaouais municipalities – CBC News, April 21st, 2017
🔗 Flood risk updates issued for Montreal, Laval and West Island – Montreal Gazette, April 21st, 2017
🔗 Rigaud flood victims ordered not to drink well water – CBC News, April 21st, 2017
🔗 Quebec opens up emergency flood funds for Outaouais municipalities – CBC News, April 21st, 2017
🔗 Saint-André-Avellin, Que., declares state of emergency over spring floods – CBC News, April 20th, 2017
🔗 Rain expected to worsen flooding across soggy Quebec this week – CBC News, April 19th, 2017
🔗 Heavy rain leads to flooding, evacuations in southern Quebec – CBC News, April 17th, 2017
🔗 Flooding could be worst in a decade: civil security – CTV News, April 17th, 2017