Weekend rain helps Ottawa River swell
WEST CARLETON – After a day-and-a-half of rain, the Ottawa River is showing the results Monday (May 1) afternoon, visibly higher than it was heading in to the weekend.
Read moreWEST CARLETON – After a day-and-a-half of rain, the Ottawa River is showing the results Monday (May 1) afternoon, visibly higher than it was heading in to the weekend.
Read moreWEST CARLETON – The Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) says West Carleton riverside communities are not out of the woods yet, and is expecting the river to rise next week due to forecasted rain up and down its watershed.
Read moreCITY HALL – Coun. Clarke Kelly kicked off today’s (April 25) council meeting with a comment on flooding in West Carleton and the volunteer effort to support residents from rising water.
Read moreWEST CARLETON – A positive sign up the Mississippi Watershed, the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) is terminating the flood warning for Dalhousie Lake and the Clyde River, two major feeders of the watershed through West Carleton to the Ottawa River.
Read moreWEST CARLETON – The city’s Public Safety Service director is telling riverside communities to ‘remain vigilant’ as flood levels recede a bit this week.
Read moreDUNROBIN SHORES – The riverside community east of Dunrobin, affectionately known as Dunrobin Shores, spent the weekend shoveling sand, thankful forecasted rains did not show up to add to an already very high Ottawa River.
Read more(Editor’s note: As we did during the 2017 flood, 2018 tornado, 2019 flood and COVID-19 pandemic, we will be making
Read moreCONSTANCE BAY – Today (April 20) is a beautiful spring day. Constance Bay around noon is relatively quiet. But there is also a dread in the air as the Ottawa River raised another 10 centimetres since yesterday (April 19).
Read moreWILLOLA BEACH – Every time West Carleton Online speaks to Willola Beach homeowner David McKay, he’s battling a flood.
Read moreWEST CARLETON – The Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) have upgraded last Friday’s (April 14) flood watch to flood warning status today (April 17) saying low-lying areas in West Carleton should expect flooding by mid-week.
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