Recent weather has placed more of the province at risk for spring flooding, and both urban and rural communities are gearing up for whatever Mother Nature has to offer.
“We have some major culverts south of us, and we’re trying to get at them so we can make sure they’re open and ready to go,” said Marcel Perrin, Reeve of the RM of Duck Lake.
A new provincial report puts Duck Lake right in the middle of a new area with high potential runoff.
“Sooner or later it’s going to come. It’s just a matter of when. We just have to wait and see where the bad spots are and take it from there,” Perrin said.
Duck Lake isn’t the only region concerned about the melt. Saskatoon city officials are stockpiling sandbags and getting pumps ready to protect roads.
“We’re definitely going to be monitoring low areas and problem intersections that we know have accumulated water in the past or ponded in the intersections,” said Rob Frank,
In 2011, a number of communities were evacuated, and this year, emergency officials are getting ready in case that needs to happen again.
The biggest fear now is that the cold weather will be followed by a warm spell that would result in a fast melt. According to Perrin, his RM is just going to make sure they do the work now to make sure they’re prepared for the worst.
