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Manitoba Flood – Phase Two
Reid Dickie WHAT A DAY! After a week of heavy rain and high winds, we have arrived at phase two of the 2011 “high water event” with new flooding in many parts of the province, new states of emergency and … Continue reading
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Manitoba Flood Update – May 31
Reid Dickie We’re not out of the woods yet. Keep rubber boots handy. As I left Brandon yesterday afternoon about 4:30 an ominous black sky promised wild weather ahead. Three miles south of Brandon on Hwy #10 (I came home via … Continue reading
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Faces of the Flood
A series of photographs of people’s faces as they deal with Manitoba’s flood. Click pics to enlarge. Matt Janzen reaches across his 5 foot dike to hand his 2 year old daughter Kaitlyn to his wife Melanie at their home just … Continue reading
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Manitoba Flood Update – Friday, May 27
Reid Dickie The flood situation in southern Manitoba is beginning to stabilize with water levels dropping. I took a drive out the re-opened Hwy #75 south of Winnipeg this week and found many fields, especially around Morris and south, still covered with standing water … Continue reading
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Manitoba Flood Update – Monday May 23
Reid Dickie The heavy rains that fell Saturday are making their way through the river system causing some concern and slowing the water’s decline in most places along the Assiniboine. The major concern is about inflow from the Souris and Qu’ … Continue reading
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The Flood, The Rapture and My Blogging Life
Reid Dickie The last two weeks have been a blast for me due to unexpectedly high numbers of people checking out ReadReidRead. Starting May 9, when I blogged about Manitoba’s flood, especially around Brandon and Spruce Woods Park, my hits … Continue reading
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Manitoba Flood Update – Saturday
Reid Dickie This weekend we are getting what we need least – rain. About 30 to 50 mm is to fall in southern Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan, the area covered by the Assiniboine watershed. Although water levels are decreasing somewhat – … Continue reading
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Brandon Flood Update Tuesday May 17
Reid Dickie “Right now we are measuring hope and progress in inches.” That word comes from Brandon’s ever-quotable mayor Shari Decter Hirst at this morning’s media briefing after Assiniboine River levels dropped eight inches since Monday. The flood crest is occurring now … Continue reading
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Manitoba Flood Update – Saturday – Selinger Lake grows
Reid Dickie As you can see in these aerial shots, the deed is done! The road is cut! The invitation to let the Assiniboine bleed has been accepted! Selinger Lake is forming quickly! Our newest lake is named after Manitoba`s premier, … Continue reading
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