Consider the “flood” of 2010 to be over. The province lowered the Red River Floodway gates Thursday morning, as there is no longer a need to divert water around the city of Winnipeg. The gates were raised March 28, but the flood risk this spring remained significantly minor compared to other seasons. Despite predictions from [...]

The city is making sandbags readily available to residents, but before you start panicking, it’s only for precautionary measures. City crews will begin opening curb inlets, catch basins and culverts on the weekend. Snow, ice accumulations and debris will also be removed from ditches to assist the water run-off. Residents can contact 311 to request [...]

To get ahead of the ice jams before they can develop on the Red River, the Province of Manitoba has already put two icebreaking Amphibex machines to work north of Selkirk in Breezy Point. In anticipation for river levels almost as high as last year, officials are hoping to prevent flooding before it has an [...]

The Provincial Conservatives are criticizing the NDP this morning for not having a solid plan in place to fix the recurrence of flooding along Highway 75 near Morris to the U.S. border. The provincial government issued its first spring flood outlook for 2010 on Monday, which calls for ‘significant flooding’ in the Red River Valley. [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz Significant flooding is in southern Manitoba’s forecast this spring, the province said Monday. The grim news is part of the 2010 flood outlook and notes the Red River will average levels of about one to three feet lower than last year. But don’t get worried too soon. Forecasters say it all [...]

The province is making sure ice jams north of the city on the Red River don’t become another problem this spring. On Thursday, two additional ice-cutting machines were announced, part of a $1 million budget to prevent future flooding. Officials say the budget this year is up by over $230,000 from last year. The machines [...]

Shoppers at Cityplace had a slight inconvenience during the lunch hour Friday when a pipe burst, sending water through multiple stores. The water began flowing inside a health food store before making its way down near Pharma Plus and the new Line Up restaurant. Cleanup was underway shortly after 1 p.m. No one at the [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz After months of being closed due to a July flood, Rumor’s Restaurant and Comedy Club in Tuxedo is ready to reopen its doors tonight. There was extensive damage to the building, which was pegged at around $150,000 and included drywall needing to be replaced, as well as electrical wiring, insulation, and [...]