News - Flooding

The non-profit Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS) helicopter ambulance and expert medical crew will once again be providing emergency medical response during the expected spring flooding event.

The Office of the Fire Commissioner has added helicopter aerial rescue to its already broad emergency response capabilities and will have a trained and certified crew on standby 24 hours a day throughout the spring flood.

Manitoba Water Stewardship’s final spring flood outlook shows that the spring flood potential in 2011 remains high for much of Manitoba.

The Province through the Emergency Measures Organization (EMO) has officially requested the City of Steinbach to be ready as a host community for flood evacuees.

Premier Greg Selinger left for Washington, D.C., to join U.S. governors to discuss preparations for potential spring flooding and to continue long-term water management planning.

Manitoba Water Stewardship’s second spring flood outlook shows the 2011 spring flood potential remains high for much of Manitoba.

The next phase of Manitoba’s ice-jam prevention program has started, as three Amphibex AE 400 icebreaking machines moved onto the Red River north of Selkirk.

The province will invest $22 million in equipment and technology to improve flood-fighting capacity and preparedness as Manitoba faces the potential for widespread spring flooding, Premier Greg Selinger announced.

Manitoba Water Stewardship’s first spring flood outlook indicates the 2011 spring flood potential is high for much of Manitoba including the Red, Souris, Pembina, Assiniboine, Winnipeg, Saskatchewan and Fisher rivers and the Interlake.

The message from flood forecasters to government officials at the annual Red River Basin Land and Water Conference in Fargo today was be prepared for flooding this spring as the combination of snow and saturated soil could lead to significant flooding in the Red River Basin.