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WEST CARLETON –West Carleton Disaster Relief (WCDR) is looking for additional assistance to help those working through the Disaster Recovery Assistance for Ontarians (DRAO) application process as the recover from spring freshet flooding.
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CONSTANCE BAY – While this year’s flood response was primarily handled at the municipal government level, volunteers, and the homeowners themselves, Kanata-Carleton MP Jenna Sudds tells West Carleton Online the federal government does have a role to play as well.
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WEST CARLETON – As spring slides in to summer, Ward 5 Coun. Clarke Kelly’s office is crunching the numbers following the 2023 spring freshet that saw extreme flooding in several West Carleton communities.
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WEST CARLETON – Although the immediate concerns are far from over, with Ottawa River flood waters are receding this week and Ward 5 Coun. Clarke Kelly is looking at long-term answers to West Carleton’s recent flooding issues.
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WEST CARLETON – The Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) says rivers and lakes throughout the watershed and West Carleton are on the way down, but the May 3 Flood Warning will remain in effect.
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WEST CARLETON – The Ottawa River flooding currently waterlogging dozens of homes along West Carleton’s riverside communities is slowly declining this week, but expected to linger for some time yet.
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WEST CARLETON – The Flood Warning the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) issued May 3 will remain in effect for the time being the flood forecasters said today (May 9).
Read moreLAKE ONTARIO – With the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River water network flows and levels are expected to remain above average for some time, they will remain below 2017 and 2019 historic highs.
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CONSTANCE BAY – While the Ottawa River Regulating Planning Board (PRRPB) expected the river to peak Friday (May 5), West Carleton Disaster Relief (WCDR) volunteers and riverside residents noticed a rise of several centimetres Saturday (May 6) as they continued to try to protect homes in West Carleton.
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WEST CARLETON – After weeks of high water, rainy days and endless sandbagging, the sun came out this morning (May 5) and the Ottawa River is expected to stabilize this weekend after peaking at some point today.
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