Flood is not over, nor is the fight – Winnipeg Free Press, January 28, 2012, written by Scott Forbes appeared in Saturday’s Free Press, Section J. The Flood Action Committee encourages property owners to comment on this article on the Free Press blog site. The more feedback the better. The link for …
Global Interviews from January 7
This is a link for the interviews with Rudy, Jack/Jan and Leann/Kelvin. Interviews Click Here
IMPORTANT INFO FOR THOSE ON T.A.P.
Here is the latest information from Mike Yacentiuk, Senior Director of MASC. 1. Upon claim settlement and subject to the approval of the Flood Recovery Office, clients in the TAP who have a principal residence, are eligible to remain on TAP for a period of up to twelve (12) months beginning from the date …
LETTER FROM MINISTER STAN STRUTHERS
January 10, 2012 Ms. Cheryl Smith, President Association of Lake Manitoba Stakeholders (ALMS) Dear Ms. Smith, I would like to thank you and the other members of the ALMS executive for meeting with me and other senior government officials on November 14, 2011. I wanted to take this opportunity to provide some …
ASK THE INSPECTOR: Concrete won’t fix flooded cabin
FP Article, Concrete Won’t Fix Flooded Cabin
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State of Local Emergency Expires Dec 31, 2011
R.M. OF ST. LAURENT PUBLIC NOTICE, December 22, 2011 Emergency Measures Organization has advised that our State of Local Emergency (SOLE) will expire on December 31, 2011 and they will not be approving further extension requests. In addition, all existing funding programs, including the recovery program in place for Manitoba Agricultural Services Canada (MASC) and Disaster …
Flood Article Globe and Mail
Click on this link and go to the bottom of the page and click on slide 11 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/what-its-like-to-pull-someone-from-a-burning-plane-and-other-stories/article2279302/
Liberal Report on the Flood of 2011
Liberal Report on the Flood of 2011
State of Local Emergency Update
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Lake Manitoba Levels
The Flood Action Committee received the following answers from Manitoba Water Stewardship in response to questions asked about Lake Manitoba levels. 1) Concerning inflows into Lake Manitoba this year, I saw that there was a recent increase in the provisional flow data from Environment Canada for the Waterhen River, increasing the flow by at least 100 cubic metres …
Local State of Emergency
Local State of Emergency The Province has extended the Local State of Emergency for St. Laurent and Woodlands until December 20. The significance of the extension is that security remains in effect. The method may evolve with more road and lake patrolling with some areas like ours retaining the checkpoint system. The Association has requested …
Demolition and Cleanup
Demolition and Cleanup, RM of St. Laurent MASC advises that in the process of finalizing claims, they will provide the home or cottage owner with a Fair Market Value and the estimated repair costs. It will be the owner’s decision to repair or demolish the structure. When the owner informs MASC they wish to demolish …
Assessment Appeals
Assessment Appeals Filing an Appeal A person has 21 days, following the date of receipt of the Board of Revision decision, to file an appeal with The Municipal Board. Supporting Materials When filing an appeal, the following material must be provided to the Board: Letter of authorization from one of the four classes of persons …
Thank You From The RM
The R.M. of St. Laurent would like to express their appreciation of all the volunteer efforts in our Flood battle. The gracious donations of food, cash, time and tireless work was astounding and lightened the burden of the community. We feel that the outstanding effort put in by everyone is deserving of recognition and so …
ALMS Requests Meeting With Premier
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ALMS Meeting With The Province
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Jon Gerrard’s Blog: NDP Provincial Water Management Policy
Jon Gerrard’s Blog: NDP provincial water management policy is … To address this it needed the Hoop and Holler cut and a massive amount of water going down the Portage Diversion to Lake Manitoba causing great damage Read More…
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The Western Producer Information
Water Policy Needed – The Western Producer – Print By Neal Van De Spiegle, Swan Lake, Man. 24/11/2011 12:00:00 AM. For those who live and work along the shores of Lake Manitoba, the past summer has been Read More…
WOODLANDS LEVEL #4 PROPERTY OWNERS
ATTENTION ALL LEVEL FOUR WOODLANDS ONLY PROPERTY OWNERS Alice Dent, a property owner in Woodlands, is interested in a meeting of Level 4 Woodlands property owners on December 6th. If you are a level 4 property owner in Woodlands and would like to attend a meeting concerning settlements and moving forward, contact Alice Dent …
The Opening of The Emergency Flood Channel
Click the link below for the video relating to the opening of the emergency flood channel. Watch Video
TWIN LAKES BEACH GENERAL MEETING
ALL PROPERTY OWNERS AT TWIN LAKES BEACH Twin Lakes Beach Association Time and Location: Sisler High School – 1360 Redwood Avenue November 8, Tuesday at 7:00pm A) INTRODUCTIONS/WELCOME B) PURPOSE OF THE MEETING C) OVERVIEW: PRESENTATION OF PROGRAMS D) APPEALS COMMISSION: PROCESS/RULES E) QUESTION/ANSWERS F) SUMMARY AND ADJOURNMENT In order to keep costs down we …
RM of Woodlands Update, October 25
The RM of Woodlands asked the Association to provide the following info to TLB South members. If you have any questions, contact the RM directly 204-383-5679. The RM of Woodlands has heard that some residents are under the impression that the evacuated area of Twin Beach Road south will be permanently open to property owners …
Channel Update October 19, 2011
October 19, 2011 UPDATE ON LAKE ST. MARTIN EMERGENCY CHANNEL The Government of Manitoba advises construction of the Lake St. Martin emergency channel is over 75 per cent complete and remains on track to be finished in November. However, progress on the final stage depends on weather conditions and logistical issues. Once the project is …
Re-Entry Plan
The following criteria have been developed by the RM of St. Laurent to enable some residents to return to their residences. Be advised only structurally viable residents are eligible. Information can be found on the RM’s website here, daily media bulletin – currently October 21. Register with the EOC – and provide vehicle License plate …