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Storm leaves Manitou Beach residents cleaning up
Dahlan and Ashleigh Poppl didn't expect to spend their Tuesday hauling ruined hockey gear and toys out of their garage. The couple was working until around 3 a.m. Tuesday thanks to a deluge that began...
Jun 14, 2022 A hot tub sits in muck leftover from the flooding outside the old inn at Manitou Beach. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Southern Saskatchewan cities facing threat of flooding from rainfall
Cities in southern Saskatchewan are bracing for between 30 and 60 millimetres of rainfall over the next 24 to 48 hours. The large amounts of rain have some in areas like Weyburn and Estevan concerned ...
May 12, 2022
Sask. flood season in rearview, wildfire season ahead: What you need to know
The spring thaw is nearing completion, with no more risk of ice jamming and flooding, and some fire bans already are in place in Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) gave an upda...
May 05, 2022 Wildfire near the community of Dillon in July of 2021. (Joe Chanalquay/Facebook)
Water Security Agency warns of possible flooding in southeast Sask.
The snow that has fallen in southeastern Saskatchewan in the past two weeks has knocked out power to thousands, affected the operations of ranchers in the area, and left highways treacherous or impass...
Apr 27, 2022
Heat dome, flooding top weather stories of the year: David Phillips
It was another interesting year for weather in Canada. While record temperatures and drought-like conditions were among the top news stories from 2021, there was also a massive flood that tore through...
Dec 30, 2021
Saskatchewan sending resources to B.C. to help fight flooding
Saskatchewan is pitching in to help British Columbia. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe tweeted Monday the province is sending resources to B.C., to help that province deal with ongoing flooding. Moe sai...
Nov 29, 2021
Helicopter pilot becomes local hero in rescue mission in B.C.
Times have called for desperate measures in the lower mainland in British Columbia recently. Several families and animals have been stranded in certain areas with nowhere to escape due to the mass flo...
Nov 24, 2021 Russ Cmolik and the dog he rescued. (Russ Cmolik/Submitted)
Rescuers race to prevent more death from European floods
BERLIN - In one flooded German town, the ground collapsed under family homes. In another, floodwaters swept through an assisted living centre, killing 12. Rescue workers across Germany and Belgium rus...
Jul 16, 2021
Drier than normal winter; flood risk low for much of Saskatchewan
Outside of the Saskatoon, Kindersley and Rosetown and areas, it's been a drier than normal winter for Saskatchewan. That's according to the Water Security Agency's Patrick Boyle, its executive directo...
Mar 21, 2021 (SaskPower/Twitter)
WSA pumps $2M more into flood damage reduction program
Saskatchewan communities that are facing flooding issues this year are getting a significant bump in funding from the Water Security Agency (WSA). On Wednesday, the agency announced the 2020-21 budget...
Aug 05, 2020 (SaskPower/Twitter)
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