“We need sustained investment in our conservation authorities that help to plan for these disasters.”
Ontario Provincial Police arediscouraging motor boats from goingclose to shore, after reports of wake causing additional damage to nearby homes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephen MacGillivray Rain is expected in Ontario’s cottage country, stretching east into Quebec and Atlantic Canada.
Flood waters in Gatineau are expected to take weeks to recede. About 2,000 people have so far been forced from their homes. The worst is yet to come for Ottawa according to Patrick Nadeau, executive director of Ottawa Riverkeeper, which works to protect the Ottawa River and its tributaries. The financial costs of flooding in Canada’s maritime region could spike by 300 per cent by the end of the century if steps are not taken to address the impacts… Read Full Article Canada – Torrential Rain and Floods Hit Toronto Canada’s flood costs may triple by 2030 if protections aren’t improved: report. The Prime Minister's Office confirmed that the RCMP had not blocked any roadways for Trudeau's visit. Details here: An area resident is ferried from her home in Darlings Island, N.B. Last Updated Saturday, April 27, 2019 7:57PM EDT Meanwhile, soldiers with the Canadian Armed Forces were dispatched to reinforce a dike in Pointe-Calumet, northwest of Montreal, that was threatening to give way.
“We’re all just putting our shoulder to the wheel in the most effective way, to make sure that the personnel and the resources are available to fight the immediate disaster,” Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said. Provincial police were patrolling homes and cottages along the Rouge River, about 140 kilometres west of Montreal, where 75 people were forced to evacuate over fears the flood waters could overwhelm the dam. KAMLOOPS — On Thursday, the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation at the University of Waterloo released a report on the effects of climate change on flooding in Canada. Ifflood waters block the road leading to the plantdeliveries of purifying chemicals will be haltedthreatening safe water supplies, officials said.
Want to help? THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin TangKeith McKay and Dee Branston use a canoe to carry food to a house on Jarvis Street in Fredericton, New Brunswick on Friday April 26, 2019.
Around 750 have asked for help. Just in the city of Rigaud, near the Ontario border, 685 people have left their houses where a mandatory evacuation order is in place.
The area is cut off when the Kennebecasis River, a tributary of the Saint John River, rises above the road leading to the community. Flood-weary communities in Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, and Quebec are preparing for a critical weekend as rising water levels force thousands to evacuate their homes. Listen and subscribe to get a daily fix on the latest political news and issues.
Thousands of people across Quebec, Ontario, and New Brunswick are facing several more days of flooding that has already been life-changing for many. According to researchers, this absence has come at a cost.
Premier Blaine Higgs told reporters that with two floods in as many years it’s clear climate change is affecting flooding frequency, and his new Conservative government will take this into account in future planning. The city issued a state of emergency on Thursday. In Canada, we try to discourage flood-vulnerable develop on the floodplain and to map flood risk areas. Bracebridge Mayor Graydon Smith asked cottage owners not to come to their properties to check for damage this weekend because there are a lot of roads closed. Bracebridge saw some snow overnight and about 34 mm of rain at nearby Muskoka airport. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin TangPrime Minister Justin Trudeau is confronted by a man claiming that the Prime Minister's security detail was blocking the road and delaying access for people trying to assist with flood relief efforts in the Ottawa community of Constance Bay on Saturday, April 27, 2019. But worried residents are watching as water levels rise fast, with little respite in sight. “Last night (Friday) we provided safe shelter for close to 500 people who had no other option but to turn to the Red Cross to have a safe place to sleep,” she said.