The Red Cross can provide a number of services to those impacted by a disaster. For example they are currently distributing clean-up kits, conducting personal assessments, and helping with specific needs not met by other assistance programs. They can also assist by providing information about government programs and with referrals to other aid agencies that …
Aug 2nd Town Hall Meeting Notes
Townhall Meeting in St. Laurent On August 2 the Recreation Centre was the scene of a second townhall meeting since the flood event began in May. Over two hundred people came out to hear presentations from the Province and the RMs of St. Laurent and Woodlands.
Communique #4
TWIN LAKES BEACH FLOOD ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING NOTES and COMMUNIQUE #4 August 3, 2011 7:30 pm MAINSTAY SUITES HOTEL MEMBERS PRESENT: GARY GRUBERT, ANDY ZUBRYCKI, FRED PISCLEVICH, JACK KING, DENNIS TUREK REGRETS: MARIO LEBAR, MATT LAND, SHERRAL LILLIES AGENDA:
WOODLANDS PROPERTY OWNERS IMPORTANT INFO
APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY ACCESS PERMIT Guidelines have been developed in order to provide those property owners adjacent to the completed portion of the temporary road with controlled access. These guidelines include completing an Application for Entry Permit and abiding by the Conditions of Entry. The conditions of entry are posted below.. In order for property …
KGS REPORT – A MUST READ
HERE IS THE LINK TO THE KGS REPORT ON THE EMERGENCY CHANNEL AFTER READING IT I AM SURE ALOT OF YOUR QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED AND NO DOUBT A FEW MORE WILL COME TO MIND. IT IS A MUST READ IF YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT FUTURE PREDICTED LAKE LEVELS. IT ALSO EXPLAINS WHY THE …
Meeting July 21st RE: Part C Terms and Conditions
Association of Lake Manitoba Stakeholders and MAFRI Flood Recovery Staff Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation Corporate Office – Meeting Room C Portage la Prairie, MB July 21, 2011 @ 10:00 AM
AUGUST 2ND TOWNHALL FORMAT
Information Townhall Meeting August 2 at 6:00pm Recreation Centre, St. Laurent Moderator: Jack King Presentations: RM of St. Laurent – update on local plans and activities Province of Manitoba – water stewardship (channel information) – EMO (flood assistance program) Format: Each of the presentations will be followed by a question and answer period. Our hope …
CLEAN UP PROCEDURES
CLICK ON THIS LINK TO THE GOVERNMENTS WEB PAGE FOR HELPFUL TIPS ON CLEAN UP. ESPECIALLY COMBATTING MOLD. http://www.gov.mb.ca/emo/home/recover/index.html
Water Stewardship Flood Protection Program
These Programs are Separate from MASC. Until we challenge the Government, with our proposal that they should be responsible for providing shoreline protection for all property owners the Flood Action Committee advises that you should apply for this Program before the September 30th deadline just to be on the safe side. The Flood Action Committee …
WOODLANDS PROPERTY TAX RELIEF PROGRAM
PUBLIC NOTICE The Province of Manitoba announced a special Provincial Property Tax Relief Program to provide property tax relief to property owners who have seen significant damage from this year’s record flooding. To be eligible for this program in the Rural Municipality of Woodlands you must complete an application on any parcel of land that …
Meeting with Flood Assistance Program Administrator
This is just a brief post to let you know that members of ALMS met with Mike Yacentuik. He is responsible for the delivery of the Flood Assistance Program. We had a productive meeting and two other members of his staff were also present. We were focused on Part C Terms and Conditions of the Program. …
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FLOOD BULLETIN #96
July 21, 2011 FLOOD BULLETIN #96 Environment Canada has issued a strong wind warning for Lake Manitoba and Lake Winnipegosis and a gale warning for Lake Winnipeg. Provincial wind set-up alerts forecast for today include:
MEDIA BULLETIN #95
Manitoba News Release …………………………………………………… July 20, 2011 FLOOD BULLETIN #95 * An unstable weather system over parts of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and North Dakota is expected to produce up to 20 millimetres of precipitation in some areas by Friday morning, with localized cells bringing up to 100 mm over central Manitoba and up to 150 …
COMMUNIQUE #4 URGENT READ NOW
COMMUNIQUE #4 JULY 15TH 2011 I attended a meeting yesterday at the RM of Woodlands with Al Caron the re-entry co-ordinator (who works closely with Frank Minaker in St. Laurent) and two members from the OFFICE OF THE FIRE COMMISSIONER. The purpose of the meeting was to address the issue of the need to acquire …
Tetanus shot
Message from ST. LAURENT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE Flood clean up? Consider getting your Tetanus Booster A Tetanus booster is recommended every 10 years . Tetanus germs are found naturally everywhere in our environment (soil, dust, manure) Drop-in Wednesday July 13 and July 20 10:00 to 12:00 am Centre Neil-Gaudry Center Questions? Contact the Public Health …
Good Experience at MASC
Subject: Flood Claims Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:45:03 -0500 From: Bruce Hymers <bdhymers@mts.net> To: Jeff Douglas <jeffdouglas@shaw.ca> Hi Jeff. maybe you can pass this info. along. My wife & I went set up an appointment with the M.A.S.C. ( Manitoba Agriculture Service Corporation ) in Portage La Prairie this morning and found it quite …
COMMUNIQUE #3
TWIN LAKES BEACH FLOOD ACTION COMMITTEE COMMUNIQUE #3 July 14th, 2011 The Flood Action Committee met on Wednesday, July 13th with Mr. BobPeters, a lawyer from the firm Fillmore Riley. He generously gave three hours of his time to our committee to articulate a perspective that is somewhat different than the first opinion we received …
URGENT MESSAGE FOR WOODLANDS OWNERS
BOOKING APPOINTMENTS FOR REMOVING CONTENTS VIA BARGE OPERATIONS FOR ALL PERMANENT & LEVEL 1 & 2 PROPERTY OWNERS Posted: July 12, 2011
NEW EMO PHONE LINE
PLEASE NOTE: EMO has set up a new phone line to answer all flood concerns including information on road access. The phone line will be manned during the following hours 8:30am to 4:30pm. Please direct your inquiries to this number 1-204-646-2467. _______________________________________________
RE-ENTRY via PONTOON BOAT
Phase 4 – Re-entries via Pontoon Boat Posted: July 11, 2011 All Permanent residents, Level 2 and lower; and all Level 1 & 2 property owners will continue to be provided with scheduled escorted entry via the pontoon boat. This is providing sufficient demand exists and depending upon weather/lake conditions. Schedules will be developed for …
Available Contractors
This is a list of contractors you might want to use to assist in Flood Mitigation on your property. We in no way guarentee their performance or workmanship. We are only supplying a Yellow Pages style list to help you find contacts for your projects. (in alphabetical order last names). Tyler Bennet 3DI Contruction (Warren) …
BEFORE AND AFTER PICS
My cousin, Ron Turek, asked me to pass this on to everyone. Ron would like if you could send him two pictures, one before the May 31st storm and one after the storm picture of your property. He is planning to put together something special for all of us. Please email your pictures to him with your …
ATT’N VACANT LAND OWNERS!!
I just received information from Dave Seifert that MASC has changed their minds and is now allowing vacant land owners to register with MASC(when calling ask for Jacqueline). They said there is no Flood Mitigation money for Vacant Land but at least they will let you register now and maybe in the future things will …
Letter to Jack Layton
TWIN LAKES BEACH FLOOD ACTION COMMITTEE Dennis Turek Chairman……dturek@mymts.net July 11, 2011 Dear Mr. Layton: First off, I would like to congratulate you on the results you and your party obtained in the recent Federal Election. I am sure from the comments you gave after the election that even you were pleasantly …