Tag Archives: souris river
Two Days Out On the Prairie
Reid Dickie Hot and windy, the temperature hit 30 degrees today (about 86 F.), amazing for early October. Something similar for the next two days before seasonal temperatures prevail. The warm weather stoked my wanderlust and I headed into southwestern Manitoba on Tuesday, … Continue reading
Souris Prepares for the Flood Crest
Reid Dickie I visited Souris on Canada Day (July 1), on Monday (July 4) and Tuesday (July 5) taking pictures and videos with my new high-definition camcorder on each visit. All day Friday 300 trucks hauling diking material rumbled around the town … Continue reading
Filed under Earth Phenomena, Flood, Local History, Momentous Day, Prairie People
Souris Flood Videos
Reid Dickie Fresh footage I shot of the preparations for the crest of Souris River in Souris, Manitoba over the weekend. More videos and the feature post to come shortly. Brindle house under duress http://www.youtube.com/user/DickToolCo#p/u/9/JeYLDYPkOEs The Free Ranging Peacocks of … Continue reading
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Spruce Woods Provincial Park Flood Update – June 24
Reid Dickie There has been little change in the status of Spruce Woods Provincial Park since my last update. Most of the park’s amenities remain closed and inaccessible due to flooding, including Spirit Sands and Punchbowl, Ispuitinaw Trail, Marsh Lake, the lower … Continue reading
Filed under Ancient Wisdom, BEAUTY, Family, Flood, Linda, Natural Places, Parks, Sacred Places, Spirit, spirit sands
Manitoba Flood Update – June 23
Reid Dickie “Time to start building an ark,” said the elderly man ahead of me at the Hort’s this morning. Surveying the current situation, he may be right. Deluges of rain in the Souris River watershed over the weekend have … Continue reading
Filed under Flood, Natural Places, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Flood Report #1
Reid Dickie After receiving over 120 mm (about 5 inches) of rain in two days, Weyburn, SK is under a state of emergency due to flooding downtown, failure of their water treatment plant and continuing heavy rains. City water has been declared undrinkable … Continue reading
Filed under Flood, Saskatchewan
Manitoba Flood Update June 11 – My Driving Tour
Reid Dickie Last Thursday I took a drive into rural Manitoba, destination Dauphin, to check out the aftermath of the torrential rains we received at the beginning of the week. There’s still water everywhere! I travelled out the Trans Canada … Continue reading
Filed under Flood, Local History, Natural Places, PRAIRIES
Flooding in Souris
Reid Dickie As I was browsing pictures of the Manitoba flood, I came across this shot of a house in Souris surrounded by a tube dike against the Souris River. The house looked familiar. It is one of three nearly … Continue reading
Filed under Flood, Heritage Buildings
Manitoba Flood Update – June 6
Reid Dickie While we rest safe and easy here in Winnipeg – the Red River Floodway now unnecessary and closed – over 2400 Manitobans are still evacuated from their homes by inundations from Lake Manitoba, Dauphin Lake, Lake St. Martin, Assiniboine River and … Continue reading
Filed under Flood, Local History, Prairie People
