WINNIPEG — The province is beginning an ice-cutting operation on the Red River north of Winnipeg this week to reduce the potential for spring flooding.
WINNIPEG — The province is beginning an ice-cutting operation on the Red River north of Winnipeg this week to reduce the potential for spring flooding.
RIVERS, Man. — More than 80 people have been evacuated from their homes in parts of western Manitoba after record rainfall in the region threatened the structural integrity of a dam.
STUARTBURN, Man. — Dozens more homes in a rural stretch of southeastern Manitoba were evacuated Wednesday after heavy rain flooded farmland and submerged roads.
WINNIPEG — The Red River is cresting in southern Manitoba as officials remain cautiously optimistic river levels will remain in check the next few weeks.
WINNIPEG — The province could activate the Red River Floodway as early as Thursday evening as a high water warning is now in effect.
The City of Winnipeg says it has told 41 property owners they will require dikes to protect them from spring flooding.
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has set procedures to safely fill sandbags in response to flooding during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.
Winnipeg residents can now pick up sandbags from the city to protect their properties against overland flooding.
WINNIPEG — Barring any last blast of winter weather by Mother Nature, Manitoba’s spring flood conditions remain favourable.
WINNIPEG — With warmer temperatures and the changing of seasons, one thing is for certain — the rivers will flow.
Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler says there has not been a lot of snow in southern Manitoba this season, and the mild weather so far has already helped some of it dissipate.
WINNIPEG — Manitoba is promising more consultations with First Nations communities on a flood-protection project, but an Indigenous leader in the area says he is far from convinced the province is listening.