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Saskatoon has reopened Brevoort Park South after upgrading it to reduce flood risk in the neighbourhood.
According to the city, the project is the fourth of nine completed under its flood control strategy, which was approved by city council in 2018.
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Saskatoon’s water director, Russ Monroe, said the new storm sewer infrastructure around the Early Drive and Tucker Crescent intersection will help prevent flooding and protect dozens of properties.
The city said its flood control strategy has already been effective, pointing to the rainfall last Monday, Sept. 7.
“All the completed flood control strategies successfully captured stormwater and helped prevent floods in surrounding neighbourhoods,” the city said.
“The Brevoort Park South underground storage system alone captured enough stormwater to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool.”
Monroe said the storage facility helped prevent flooding for 41 buildings in the Brevoort Park South area.
“Our team has met with individuals whose properties have routinely flooded in past rain events,” he said.
“Many have endured significant property damage and even more damage to their mental health due to the burden of the year after year flooding has had on their families.”
Mayor Cynthia Block echoed Monroe’s comments, saying repeated flooding can be stressful for both homeowners and renters.
Block said she is “grateful” for the federal government’s $21.6 million contribution towards the city’s flood control strategy through the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund.
According to the City of Saskatoon, construction is “substantially complete” on the fifth project in Cumberland Park, and a sixth project is underway through a partnership with the University of Saskatchewan.
The seventh and eighth projects are under construction at the 25th Street and Fourth Avenue South intersection and Cahill Park.
“Once complete, these projects will help reduce flood risk in some of Saskatoon’s highest-risk areas,” the city said.
The city expects to complete eight of nine projects by the end of 2027.
