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Saint John River
New Brunswick floods: ‘This could get very uncomfortable,’ officials warn
May 2, 2018 Kevin Bissett - THE CANADIAN PRESSSAINT JOHN, N.B. – People were being urged to evacuate their homes Wednesday as rising floodwaters threatened to surpass record-setting water levels in areas along the Saint John River, with one fire chief warning residents: “This could get very uncomfortable.”…
Flooding grows along Saint John River in New Brunswick
May 1, 2018 THE CANADIAN PRESSFREDERICTON – Floodwaters were expanding their reach Tuesday and washing through several communities along the Saint John River, stranding residents, soaking basements and making islands out of homes. “I see nothing but water,” Earl LeBlanc, a 76-year-old widower, said from…
Too early to confirm costs from flooding in B.C., Ontario, Quebec and Maritimes: Aon
May 11, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterPersistent recent heavy rainfall falling across several Canadian provinces has led to increasingly rising rivers, streams and lakes this week, as communities “raced to protect from water inundation,” Impact Forecasting said on Thursday in an Aon cat alert. Financial losses…
Heavy rain likely to cause new or more flooding in Quebec and Ontario
May 5, 2017 Michelle McQuigge - THE CANADIAN PRESSPersistent, steady rains soaking swaths of central and eastern Canada that have already endured record precipitation levels threatened to trigger widespread flooding Friday and put residents and governments on high alert. Environment Canada said a massive system is slowly drenching…