Tag Archives: flooding

The flooding situation in Saskatchewan is improving now that the rain has stopped. Estevan lifted its local state of emergency Wednesday afternoon, and Arborfield followed suit lifting its mandatory e...

Emergency workers and dedicated residents worked around the clock Tuesday in an effort to keep Arborfield from washing away. Much of the town turned into a lake, with washed-out roads and lawns lookin...

The Town of Arborfield  issued a mandatory evacuation order for all residents on Tuesday. The order came after an approximately 27-metre wide rupture in a holdback road about 13 kilometres south ...

People in Estevan continue to dry out after torrential rain caused flash flooding on Sunday afternoon. Wade Bye had all but given up by Monday afternoon and was in bare feet. The water in his newly fi...

The Government of Saskatchewan is asking First Nations and rural communties to get ready for potential flooding.   Emergency management commissioner Duane Mackay said the province ...

The City of Estevan is under a state of emergency after heavy rain backed up storm sewers and basements. At least 125 millimetres, or almost 5 inches, of rain fell in the southeast Saskatchewan city d...

A large stretch of sunshine, blue skies and dry weather is needed after southeast Saskatchewan was hit with severe weather Friday evening. Environment Canada told News Talk Radio around 100 milli...

Above seasonal temperatures in the Canora area -- north of Yorkton -- has caused the snow to melt rapidly creating some flooding. The Water Security Agency said in a statement Wednesday some banks are...

With the exception of east central Saskatchewan there is no concern for spring run-off this month. Patrick Boyle with the Water Security Agency (WSA) said the high temperatures this week could cause s...

Nearly a dozen Red Cross shelters have opened in the Houston area to help hundreds of flood evacuees after storms dumped more than a foot of rain. A Red Cross statement Tuesday says 11 shelters have b...