News - Flooding

The Amphibex icebreaking team is beginning work on the Red River north of Selkirk, kicking off the 2013 ice-jam prevention program.

The majority of Manitobans displaced by flooding across the province are back home, all structural property damage has been appraised and more than 70 per cent of assistance claims have been completed as the province continues the largest flood recovery effort since 1950 with more than $1 billion spent to date.

Over 1,000 registered delegates will be voting on resolutions for cell service, infrastructure and flooding at the Association of Manitoba Municipalities 14th Annual Convention.

Manitoba Beef Producers has released a letter urging Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger to immediately address ongoing impacts of the 2011 flood.

Vic Toews, Canada’s Public Safety Minister, announced the creation of a contribution program, Financial Support to Provinces and Territories for 2011 Flood Mitigation Investments, to support affected provinces for the cost of permanent flood mitigation measures taken in 2011.

The City of Steinbach has received calls from some affected property owners regarding flooding in residential areas after the rainstorm on July 25th.

The Honourable Vic Toews, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety, announced an additional $50 million in federal funding under the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA) program for response and recovery costs incurred by the Province of Manitoba related to the 2011 spring flood.

Work to repair damage in provincial parks caused by the 2011 flood is well underway and most affected parks will be restored in the coming months.

The province will support a volunteer-based snow and rainfall monitoring network called the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS) in Manitoba, which will provide more accurate and timely weather data to enhance flood forecasting.

The Manitoba government is partnering with a variety of provincial stakeholders to reduce flooding and maintain a healthy Lake Winnipeg through the creation of a provincewide Surface Water Management Strategy, which will be a guide for responsible future planning for watersheds across the province.