No substantial damage to Rivers dam
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 13/07/2020 (2229 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Remaining flood evacuees are being allowed to return home after tests showed there was “no substantial amount of damage” at the dam at Lake Wahtopanah in Rivers.
As a result of these tests, the province said it had regained confidence in the structure in a Monday afternoon media release. Probing work on the dam was completed last Saturday.
“We thank the people who evacuated for their understanding and we are pleased to report they can now return home,” Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler said in the release. Schuler also praised municipalities for their “tremendous effort and coordination” during the floods.
The release sent out by the province said that the Manitoba Emergency Measures Organization will be in touch with affected municipalities to discuss safe return procedures for evacuees.
Manitoba Infrastructure staff will still keep an eye on the dam 24 hours a day until the water levels recede further.
The most recent online hydrologic data from the federal government shows that the water level in the lake was at 469.189 metres above sea level as of 8:10 p.m. on Sunday. That’s down from the peak of 471.022 metres above sea level the lake swelled to on Canada Day.
» The Brandon Sun.