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Further to Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report DIR08-100, on May 26, Alberta Environment issued a High Streamflow Advisory for the North Saskatchewan River (upstream of and including Edmonton) due to precipitation. Flood watches remain in effect for Southwestern Alberta rivers and High Streamflow advisories remain in effect for several lakes and streams in Southern […]

BEICHUAN, China (CNN) — A strong aftershock early Sunday rattled areas still reeling from a massive earthquake in China, while fears of flash flooding and landslides hindered rescue efforts as the death toll continued to rise.

The flood fears sent thousands of people fleeing in panic Saturday from areas near the epicenter of last week’s devastating […]

On May 7, CBC reported that a broken nozzle on a fuel tank at a power station allowed nearly 10,000 litres of diesel fuel to pour into drainage ditches around the community of Trout Lake and onto frozen Trout Lake in southwestern Northwest Territories. The territory’s Environment Department indicated that the community’s drinking water is […]

Further to Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report DIR08-089, on May 7, the Government of New Brunswick indicated that although water levels have continued to decrease, rain is forecast for May 8 and also on the weekend, which may increase water flows and levels. CTV reported that severe damage to roads along the St. John […]

Further to Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report DIR08-089, on May 7, CBC reported that Hay River’s emergency measures organization lifted an evacuation order put in place on May 5. Hundreds of Vale Island residents have since returned home to survey the damage. On May 7, the territorial government announced that it is offering disaster […]

On May 6, CBC reported that the control structure of the Stephenfield Dam was tampered with, which released millions of litres of water from Stephenfield Lake into the Boyne River. People in the Pembina Valley, the town of Carmen and several communities in the rural municipality of Dufferin rely on this water. Security at the […]

On May 6, Radio-Canada reported that heavy rainfall last week damaged the dam on the Trinité River. Part of the structure has already come loose, and there are concerns that the dam may break. The village in the Baie-Trinité has another water source if the dam breaks. 
(Source: Radio-Canada, 6 May 2008)
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Further to Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report DIR08-084, on May 2, the Windsor Star reported that the boil water advisory issued to Union Water customers across Essex County was lifted just before 19:00 EDT on May 2.
(Source: Windsor Star, 2 May 2008)
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On April 30, the Edmonton Journal reported that a ruptured pipeline licensed to Penn West Energy leaked crude oil into the Lesser Slave River and a smaller northern Alberta river. At 09:30 MDT on April 30, the pipeline was noticed to be leaking into the Otauwau River at a point where it meets the Lesser […]

Further to Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report DIR08-084, the Government of New Brunswick reported that water levels continue to rise along the entire St. John River. As a result, NB Power has disconnected some larger scale customers for safety reasons. Downtown Fredericton’s Justice Building, the College of Craft and Design, the York County Courthouse, […]