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Portage La Prairie Central Plains Herald Leader (Newspaper) - April 15, 2006, Portage La Prairie, Manitoba
Central Plains 1 h i at i v t 5 we i he Quot a a of i dangers of drug use addictions foundation of Manitoba raising awareness of Crystal meth and its effects Page 11 Spring special inspection $84.95 includes Oil Chance a a a jut 206-74m777 87 main stroll Chris 1 <4177-745-6777 Carmant Portage la Prairie news drawing attention to farm troubles a. Producers rally for More Aid at Manitoba legislature 3 sports Mustangs take it Strong to the net Macgregor Badminton team has few veterans plenty of youth 25 Portage la Prairie 5 Oakville Elie 6 Macgregor Aust 7 Gladstone 8 88 tax saturday april 15, 2006 year 17 no. 42 risk of Spring flooding on decline a weather will be key to keeping riverbanks from overflowing Warkentin says by Jason Krausert Central Plains Herald Leader Southern Manitoba should be Over the Hump by this weekend in terms of Spring flooding says a provincial government official. Alf Warkentin senior River forecaster for Manitoba water stewardship said in an interview on april 7, water Levels in most Rivers should be falling by now. He added however Snow has yet to come off higher elevations. Quot the Riding Duck and Porcupine mountains that Snow is still up there. It has t come off yet so there s still water to come there Quot he said on april 7. Warkentin said weather will determine if that Runoff becomes a flood risk. Quot of we get into plus 15 or 20 degrees for three Days straight then we re going to have some problems Quot he said. Quot but if it melts slowly Over the period of the next couple of weeks it won t be a significant Warkentin said the Speed of the melt from higher elevations will determine How fast water runs into big grass Marsh and into White mud River and Neepawa Creek. The april to flood update from Manitoba water stewardship indicated Low lying agricultural lands near White mud River experienced flooding earlier this week As mild weather accelerated Spring Runoff. The provincial department also said crests were expected during the week with big grass Marsh cresting after easter. Rural municipality of Portage la Prairie also experienced localized flooding in recent weeks. Ice floes arriving from the West caused a rapid Rise in water Levels on Assiniboine River on april 8. Danger to properties along the River diminished however As Levels fell throughout the week. Quot that s a temporary Blip Quot Warkentin said Jason Kramert Centroid Plains Herald Leader saturated soil on farms South of Macdonald prevented melting Snow from being absorbed into the land in recent weeks. Serious flooding has been rare in Central Plains this year due to a relatively slow Snow melt. On april 9, pointing out the Crest lasted Only 12 hours. Portage diversion has been operating since april 6 to take pressure off the River. In the Macdonald area Northwest of Portage la Prairie farms on either Side of Highway 16 experienced significant flooding As Snow melted last weekend. Quot it s very wet. It was wet last fall with All the heavy Rains last summer and there s quite a bit of Snow so it s just overloaded everything Quot Warkentin said he added the area is very Flat so it will take time to Drain. In addition a five Kilometre stretch of Highway 227, West of Oakland was closed on wednesday due to water damage. Warkentin said the Macgregor area should be Clear of flood risk for this Spring and rat Creek should not present any problems either. Quot if rat Creek has t done anything yet it wont Quot the flood forecaster said on april 7. Mss 2 special volume Purchase 6ran0 caravan be 2006 Sebring 4 in Stock a slanting starting at Only Ince 114 i 23,900 $16,500 �2���9 Highway a wast phone 857-3458 or 1-888-284-9914 hours open 8 to 0 Mon. Thru it i. A Sot. From 9 to 5 a a a solos
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