Kelly: Flood work

April 21, 2023April 24, 2023 wadmin 0 Comments 2023 Freshet

This is a difficult time for our community. The unknown of rising flood waters has left many anxious and I

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City’s Public Safety Service gives evening update on flood effort

April 21, 2023April 24, 2023 wadmin 0 Comments 2023 Freshet

(Editor’s note: As we did during the 2017 flood, 2018 tornado, 2019 flood and COVID-19 pandemic, we will be making

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WC flood relief volunteer powered

April 20, 2023April 30, 2023 wadmin 1 Comment 2023 Freshet

CONSTANCE 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).

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West Carleton now on ‘Flood Warning’ this week

April 17, 2023April 20, 2023 wadmin 1 Comment 2023 Freshet

WEST 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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WC flood meet draws riverside crowd

April 14, 2023April 20, 2023 wadmin 2 Comments 2023 Freshet

KINBURN – It didn’t pack the hall like flood meetings in 2017 and 2019 did, but Coun. Clarke Kelly’s flood preparedness meeting Wednesday (April 12) evening drew a good crowd of about 30 individuals who still remember those unprecedented flooding events in great detail.

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MVCA mapping Carp River’s floodplain this year

April 6, 2023 wadmin 0 Comments

WEST CARLETON – The Carp River meanders from one end of West Carleton, entering the community through Kanata along Terry Fox Drive, all the way to the end exiting in to the Ottawa River through Fitzroy Harbour.

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Morris Islands’ Fobert honoured for flood work

October 31, 2022November 1, 2022 wadmin 0 Comments

KINBURN – During the historic flooding if 2019, it was a combined effort from the community, working in concert with city staff and the military, to stay above water.