S Forbes 2011 Another week of little change. The level of Lake Manitoba continues its slow decline, falling to 811.43 feet this morning. The decline follows low winter inflow from the Waterhen River that has now dropped to just 604 cfs. Inflow on the Whitemud River remains very low at just 48 cfs. Outflow at …
Lake Manitoba update: Feb. 9, 2019
S Forbes 2011 The level of Lake Manitoba continues its slow decline, falling to 811.45 feet this morning. The decline follows low winter inflow from the Waterhen River that is down to 710 cfs. Inflow on the Whitemud River remains very low at just 56 cfs. Outflow at Fairford is little changed from last week …
Lake Manitoba update: Jan. 26, 2020
by S Forbes 2011 Conditions on our lakes and rivers are stable and most of the gauges appear to be functioning properly with the possible exception of the Assiniboine River. The level of Lake Manitoba is down slightly sitting at 811.49 feet today. Inflow from the Waterhen River is dropping, registering just 876 cfs on …
Prime Minister Holds Channel Funding Hostage
by ALMS President The Federal Government met in Winnipeg and coincidentally news followed regarding the Lake Manitoba-Lake St Martin channels. The gist of the coverage from Saturday, January 18 is that Manitoba’s contribution to the Environmental Impact Statement “botched consultations with Indigenous people”. As consequence they are withholding the pledged funding, $247.5 million. This by …
Lake Manitoba update: Jan. 19, 2019
by S Forbes 2011 There was no posting last week as I could not access the website. But you didn’t miss much, as conditions are now stable, with the exception of the some apparent gauge problems due to icing on some of the rivers. The level of Lake Manitoba is almost unchanged, sitting at 811.51 …
Lake Manitoba update: Jan. 5, 2020
by S Forbes 2011 Again, this week’s report is almost a carbon copy of last week’s. It looks like the lakes have finally frozen over and the readings on the gauges are stabilizing. The river flow readings still remain suspect with the effects of ice affecting gauges on the Assiniboine and Dauphin Rivers. The …
MSN Article about Lake Manitoba
The article appeared on MSN gives an overview of flooding and mitigation but understates the issue of more water able to be diverted into Lake Manitoba than is able to outflow. It would be good occasionally to have an acknowledgement that along with Lake St. Martin, communities south suffered loss and displacement in 2011 as …
Lake Manitoba update: Dec. 22, 2019
by S Forbes 2011 Again week of little change in and around Lake Manitoba. The level of Lake Manitoba at 811.52 feet is down slightly from last week. Inflow from the Waterhen River appears to be dropping, registering 3,955 cfs on the gauge this morning: inflow on the Whitemud River is very low at just …
Why Is the Lake Manitoba-Lake St. Martin Channel Stalled?
The channel project has had funding allocated by the Province and Federal Government. We have had Open Houses detailing the specs and location approved. The Feds opted for a one-year environmental impact assessment. The Province completed an Environment Impact Statement in August, 2019. When the federal government responded there were over 80 pieces of ‘advice’ …
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RM of St Laurent- Flood Protection Plan
They are here! We will be getting about a kilometer of geotubes and the installation will be starting today – at least the preparation work. Geotubes Where : First off all locations are approximate. There are several things that determine placement and how far they will be placed in any location including the limited numbers …
RM of Woodlands-Permanent Flood Protection
Woodlands property owners are urged to check out the RM of Woodlands website at www.rmwoodlands.info. Information regarding the Permanent Flood Protection Project can be found Under Twin Lakes Beach Flood Information. This information is based on a meeting held on July 16, 2014. Please share and discuss with your Neighbours.
Attention Woodlands Property Owners!
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Woodlands Declares Local State of Emergency
July 8, 2014 The Woodlands council has declared a state of local emergency due to the flood stage lake levels. Also. The province still will not commit to funding the installation of Geotubes. Rather than wait and do nothing, the RM has hired a contractor (Lakefront Restorers) to install a system of super sandbags wrapped …
Flood Update-July 8,2014
Here are a few key items of interest regarding the current flood conditions, as submitted by Jack King: Plan for shoreline protection is to install super sandbags in the ‘vulnerable’ areas of Twin. Work begins today. Materials are in short supply and will limit the coverage obviously. Current lake level: 814.3 (Westbourne) Diversion: 28,000cfs with …
Sandbag INFO
Three drop-off sites are being used for sand and empty sandbags located at: 1) The launch at the end of Twin North 2) The Beach Shack at the junction of Twin South and Twin Beach Rd 3) Meindl Park. Small sandbags will have to be filled by residents – many of us requiring assistance. Volunteers …
ST. Laurent EMO Meeting Brief-July 6, 2014
Scott Forbes and Jack King represented Twin Beach at a meeting called by the EMO for St Laurent intended to share information about the flood plan and to encourage our cooperation. The RM will assign contractors to the beach communities to install super sandbags. They are starting with priority areas that were defined broadly as places …
RM of St. Laurent -Local State of Emergency
RM of St. Laurent, July 4, 2014 A State of Local Emergency has been declared by Council in anticipation of higher water levels. Planning is underway for large (super) sandbag placement and other wave attenuation. Should individuals require additional sandbags, they will be available for free at the RM. You will require the equipment (ie. …
Flood Mitigation Update-June 4,2014
To All Twin Lakes Beach Property Owners: The RM of Woodlands would like to advise property owners that the situation at Twin Lakes Beach is being taken very seriously. RM Council has on numerous occasions in the past demanded that the Province maintain the level of Lake Manitoba between the acceptable ranges of 810 ft. and …