Floods devastate Manitoba region prompting EMO alerts and road washouts
Disaster conditions strike as floods wash out roads and flood basements in Russell RM and Shellmouth area. EMO Coordinator Falkevitch issued a Phase Alert to regional officials two weeks prior and prepared sandbags, while residents bused children home and crews worked to keep routes passable amid the worst flooding in 20 years. 3,000 sandbags placed with 7,000 more planned. Langenburg declares emergency and ministerial helicopter surveys planned.
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Manitoba Hydro
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Winnipeg
Sheldon Ziprick
Shellmouth
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Langenburg
Inaugural Sowind Flight Plans Dawdled By Local Officials
The Sowind Air Services inaugural flight faced delays as local leaders missed the event or failed to participate. Mayor Russell, Chamber president Joan Montgomery, RIDC head Spencer Reavie, and press representative Joan Eliasson were initially slated to attend. Wally Melnyk, Grant Steske, Harold Clement, and Eliasson ultimately took a successful flight aboard a Piper to St. Andrews Airport, arriving at 10 45 am and proceeding to Forks Tower.
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Sowind Air Services
Wally Melnyk
RIDC
Grant Steske Russell Town Council
Harold Clement
Chamber
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Forks Tower
Roblin to build Memorial Community Centre on four-acre parcel
Roblin council approved funding conditions for the $300 000 grant and selected a site for the Memorial Community Centre. The four acre east subdivision lot sits north of the Manitoba Hydro site with the entrance facing PTH 5. Local officials express relief at the decision.
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Memorial
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Greenaway Avenue
PTH #5
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