Assiniboine continues to recede despite rainfall

Despite some rainy weather on Wednesday, officials in Brandon say water levels on the Assiniboine River continue to recede and flooding infrastructure is still holding up.

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After four weeks, your payment will increase to $24.95 plus GST every four weeks. Despite some rainy weather on Wednesday, officials in Brandon say water levels on the Assiniboine River continue to recede and flooding infrastructure is still holding up. “The flood forecast hasn’t changed.

The amount of rain that we did receive — we’ve been advised that the levels or flows will not be impacted,” emergency co-ordinator Tobin Praznik said Wednesday. The river level had dipped to 1,178.67 feet above sea level at 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, compared to the 1,179.49-foot crest on Monday morning. “The flood protection system is in place and it’s doing what’s expected of it,” Praznik said.

He said the rainfall means that crews need to monitor levels inside the dike, and they have pumps ready if required. “If accumulations do start increasing, we’ll take the necessary actions to make sure we’re staying up on top of anything within our dike system.” The continuing drop in water levels, Praznik said, is exactly what projections were indicating, though crews are still in “response mode.”

“We will start transitioning to what recovery is going to look like, and those early discussions have started. But again, very early in our phase right now,” he said. While residents in flood-prone parts of the city remain on evacuation notice, no one has been forced to leave their home and no major infrastructure has been damaged.

“It’s a good sign that things have stabilized. So we’re just working through the process and letting Mother Nature take her course,” Praznik added. The city is also continuing to remind people to stay away from the river and flood-related infrastructure, as they can be more dangerous than they appear. »

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