Further to Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report DIR08-039, on March 20, the Government of Manitoba announced that the 2008 spring flood potential is expected to be lower than usual across much of the province. However, this could change depending on the volume of additional precipitation and the rate of the breakup of winter ice. […]
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On March 16, Freep.com (Detroit Free Press) reported that as the U.S. tries to lower its dependence on foreign oil by producing more energy from domestic sources, it is running low on fresh water.
(Source: Freep.com, 18 March 2008)
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The threat of spring flooding is always real around the Ottawa area’s large rivers, especially after snowfalls such as those seen this winter, but some who monitor water levels are cautiously optimistic about this spring’s flood risk.
More information at http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2008/03/12/spring-flooding.html
On March 6, Minister of Public Safety Stockwell Day announced that the Government of Canada is providing a payment of more than $3.5 million to the Province of Manitoba, under the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA), for flooding that occurred in 2002. The heavy rains caused significant flash-flooding and $6.7 million in damage to private […]
On March 6, the Government of Saskatchewan announced that the Fishing and Waldsea Lake communities hit by major flooding last spring will receive $4.2 million in grants from the Province of Saskatchewan to help protect against future flood losses.
On March 6, the Government of Saskatchewan also released its March Spring Runoff Forecast for 2008, which […]
On March 2, BCLocalNews.com reported that Washington State will conduct a detailed study of a proposed dam on the Similkameen River. There are three options for the dam: a high dam proposal would back water up into B.C. to the communities of Cawston and Keremeos, affecting the Lower Similkameen and Chopaka First Nation reserves; a […]