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.
In the more than 13 years I’ve been covering the news in the Neepawa area, one of the handfuls of stories that have really stuck with me took place in the summer of 2011.
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.
