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Flood Channel to Be Permanent 14 June 13

excavators in flood channel
The Manitoba government announced it earmarked $250 million for new flood infrastructure in Manitoba. The former emergency flow channel between Lake Manitoba and Lake St. Martin becoming permanent and an additional outlet from Lake Manitoba are included. Construction to make the emergency flow channel permanent is scheduled to start in 2016 and be finished by 2021. The Channel carries the waters from these lakes into Lake Winnipeg.

Engineers are designing plans for boosting Lake Manitoba outlet capacity. The increase to the Manitoba provincial sales tax will pay for $250 million in flood infrastructure.

Over 800 homes, businesses and farms around Lake Manitoba were flooded in 2011. Several First Nations were flooded, with mass evacuations involved. Damages to property, and evacuations from 2011 are ongoing in 2013.

View May 29, 2013 CBC News article
View May 29, 2013 ChrisD.ca article
View May 29, 2013 CTV News article
View May 29, 2013 Manitoba Government article
View March 13, 2013 Winnipeg Free Press article
View February 2013 Manitoba Government report
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