News - Flooding

The province’s ability to prevent or break up river ice jams has increased with the addition of a third Amphibex AE 400 icebreaking machine, Premier Greg Selinger announced today.

The province is making more than $2.5 million in flood assistance available to Assiniboine Valley producers who experienced financial loss due to excessive flooding of agricultural land between the Shellmouth reservoir and Brandon in 2010, Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI) Minister Stan Struthers announced.

Manitoba will help protect individual homes, farms and businesses from flooding and support other flood-protection measures across the province as part of a new five-year program to deliver $17.5 million in flood mitigation projects, Premier Greg Selinger announced today.

Manitoba is giving $100,000 to the Manitoba Council for International Co-operation to be used for emergency relief and recovery efforts in Pakistan, Premier Greg Selinger announced today.

Up to $15 million will be made available for a disaster financial assistance (DFA) program for areas affected by the major storms that caused extensive damage around the province this spring and summer.

A flood watch has been issued by Manitoba Water Stewardship for all of southern Manitoba, south of a line through Duck Mountain and Bissett, due to potential heavy rain this weekend.

Flooded farmland was one of many topics discussed at the Western Premiers’ Conference (WPC) in Vancouver today.

Manitoba Water Stewardship has issued a flood watch for areas of western Manitoba hard hit by heavy rains over the past three weeks.

Manitoba Water Stewardship reports the present weather system produced 10 to 15 millimetres (0.4 to 0.6 inches) of rain in many areas of western Manitoba yesterday.

Manitoba Water Stewardship advises the Red River Floodway gates will be further raised starting at 6 p.m. on June 2 to divert additional flows into the floodway channel.