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Sandbags come out as communities from Quebec to Manitoba prepare for spring flooding
Dozens of volunteers are reinforcing about 225 homes as officials warn the Fisher River could force thousands to evacuate.
- On Thursday, Peguis First Nation leaders warned rising Fisher River waters could mirror 2022 flood levels, threatening the community of 10,246 located 180 kilometres north of Winnipeg.
- Volunteers and 63 members of Team Rubicon are constructing clay dikes and sandbagging around 225 homes after Peguis First Nation Chief Stan Bird requested support from federal and provincial governments.
- Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew warned that forecasts indicate water levels could reach 2014 highs, stating, "We're past the era of predicting climate change."
- In St-Jérôme, Que., officials closed a bridge to traffic as the Riviére du Nord rose, threatening the city of 80,000 residents and prompting distribution of more than 2,300 sandbags.
- Peguis leaders launched a $1-billion lawsuit in 2024 against federal and provincial governments, alleging authorities negligently delayed implementing permanent flood-prevention infrastructure recommended by AECOM in 2009.
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Sandbags come out as communities from Quebec to Manitoba prepare for spring flooding
Communities from Quebec to Manitoba are preparing for potential spring flooding, with officials distributing sandbags to protect homes from rising water and warning about possible evacuations.
·Toronto, Canada
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