Manitoba Floods

Fozzy33 · October 16th, 2011, 06:54 PM

How to deal with floods every year is getting tired some for a lot of Manitobians. l think in a way that the floodway was a waste of time to pour over $600 millions into, but again who knows. Manitoba is in a need of coming up with bigger plans on how to deal with it.

Where their is flooding every year. Housing should not be in that area at all. Period. Nothing more or less to say about this one, because in a way l see it as a insurance issue. Why do they have to dish out money every year for the flood victims? because they know it floods every year and do not care to move into a area where it is a flood free zone. l know they do care. Please do not take it the wrong way.

The floods we face every year in Manitoba is a lesson to be learned.
The floods to be in Manitoba are reshaping the Province we live in and we are not dealing with it properly.

People that have property along the river banks are losing a piece of there land to the river every year as well. Sad to know this.

l dunno if the Province has looked into digging the river deeper then it is or even thought of taking all the crap out of the river that is not helping matters.

The riverwalk was a waste of money, because it's under water most of the time every year. Maybe it's time to look at other cities on how deal with it.

My one idea l always thought of is this.

Build up a thick concrete walls along the river on both sides from end to end for Winnipeg and now Brandon.

Once this is done. Perhaps afterwards make the land be flush with the walls. The width, height and thickness would be something l dunno, but
l tell you something. It would save a lot of land in the long run from going into the river.

Reshaping the land where we live is something that needs to be done.

***Yellow Fever*** · October 19th, 2011, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Fozzy33

My one idea l always thought of is this.

Build up a thick concrete walls along the river on both sides from end to end for Winnipeg and now Brandon.

hm, not so sure about that man, if you build a short wall, it won't stop the flood water and if the wall is too high, it would make a hell of a mass eye sore along the river and the cost to build such a big and long wall would be huge as well.

Fozzy33 · December 16th, 2011, 04:31 AM

Premier Greg Selinger warned Manitobans today that the bill for the this year’s massive flood fight will add to the province’s deficit.

But he vowed the $841 million flood bill — a bill that continues to rise -- won’t prevent his NDP government from meeting its goal to bring the province back into the black by 2014.

"It will raise the deficit this year," Selinger told more than 1,000 people today at his state-of-the-province address at the Winnipeg Convention Centre, an event put on the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce.

"It does pose a very significant financial challenge to the province, but in the absence of the measures we took, the costs would have been higher."

Finance Minister Stan Struthers said earlier this week the tally for flood compensation in the province this year is a whopping $815 million, of which $472 million is expected to be recovered from the federal government.

That leaves Manitoba saddled with $343 million in unanticipated expenses in a year in which it was already projecting a $438-million deficit.

Selinger said he met with Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Monday to talk about Ottawa’s share of the flood bill and that talks will continue into the new year.

He added the province has three years to meet its promise of eliminating the deficit.

"The flood was an unexpected expense nobody was able to predict," he said. "We have to factor that into our considerations as we go forward."

The Progressive Conservatives have said the province will be hard-pressed to meet its 2014 deadline. The PCs campaigned during the recent provincial election that if they were elected they couldn’t get it done until 2018 without drastic cuts in spending or raising taxes.

Selinger also said the new $190-million football stadium at the University of Manitoba will be the envy of the Canadian Football League when it’s finished next year.

"I actually think by the time we get it done the price point will look extremely reasonable compared to every other effort to do this across the country," he said.

Selinger added he recently got a letter from CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon that the Bombers and the new stadium are "raising the bar" for the entire league.

Ok this tells me that the NDP needs to come up with a plan to cut into the costs.

They could:
#1 Move a town from a area that does not get flooded every year.
#2 Need to clean the river from all the garbage.

Sorry l am pissed off about the fact. Our government needs to come with a idea so the money does not get burned every year.

THIS IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE. Billion dollars is a lot of money to be wasted on something that can be corrected and fixed.

Hauler · June 13th, 2012, 01:56 AM

I believe that if you don't have to live close to the river, you shouldn't. Concrete walls would be ugly and would have to be pretty tall, if you build them near the river. What about deep canals that lead away from the river into reservoirs? These reservoirs could then be used for irrigation, wildfire control and recreation.

Cyrodill · April 27th, 2013, 10:41 PM

Winnipeggers may have cursed the frigid April weather, but the experts tasked with predicting and battling a looming major flood might have been forgiven if they had performed the occasional high-five.

On Friday, a Red River flood once billed as rivalling the second-worst in a half century was downgraded to also-ran status. And the insufferably cold temperatures of the past few weeks, combined with a lack of precipitation, are the major reasons.

By: Larry Kusch Posted: 1:00 AM WFP
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/loc...204992431.html

This seems like a quiet thread..*crickets* But this is good news!

But in the same breath the image below with the same article and link source drives me crazy. Apparently HWY 75 will be closed for only 18 days? Our major trade route to the US, worth billions in trade closed for about 3 weeks? Yes thier are some proposals to remedy the situation being tabled but 3 weeks?

April 27th, 2013, 10:41 PM	#5
Cyrodill Registered User Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 20 Likes (Received): 2	Whew! Risk of major deluge way down Winnipeggers may have cursed the frigid April weather, but the experts tasked with predicting and battling a looming major flood might have been forgiven if they had performed the occasional high-five. On Friday, a Red River flood once billed as rivalling the second-worst in a half century was downgraded to also-ran status. And the insufferably cold temperatures of the past few weeks, combined with a lack of precipitation, are the major reasons. By: Larry Kusch Posted: 1:00 AM WFP http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/loc...204992431.html This seems like a quiet thread..crickets But this is good news! But in the same breath the image below with the same article and link source drives me crazy. Apparently HWY 75 will be closed for only 18 days? Our major trade route to the US, worth billions in trade closed for about 3 weeks? Yes thier are some proposals to remedy the situation being tabled but 3 weeks?

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October 16th, 2011, 06:54 PM	#1
Fozzy33 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 160 Likes (Received): 0	Manitoba Floods How to deal with floods every year is getting tired some for a lot of Manitobians. l think in a way that the floodway was a waste of time to pour over $600 millions into, but again who knows. Manitoba is in a need of coming up with bigger plans on how to deal with it. Where their is flooding every year. Housing should not be in that area at all. Period. Nothing more or less to say about this one, because in a way l see it as a insurance issue. Why do they have to dish out money every year for the flood victims? because they know it floods every year and do not care to move into a area where it is a flood free zone. l know they do care. Please do not take it the wrong way. The floods we face every year in Manitoba is a lesson to be learned. The floods to be in Manitoba are reshaping the Province we live in and we are not dealing with it properly. People that have property along the river banks are losing a piece of there land to the river every year as well. Sad to know this. l dunno if the Province has looked into digging the river deeper then it is or even thought of taking all the crap out of the river that is not helping matters. The riverwalk was a waste of money, because it's under water most of the time every year. Maybe it's time to look at other cities on how deal with it. My one idea l always thought of is this. Build up a thick concrete walls along the river on both sides from end to end for Winnipeg and now Brandon. Once this is done. Perhaps afterwards make the land be flush with the walls. The width, height and thickness would be something l dunno, but l tell you something. It would save a lot of land in the long run from going into the river. Reshaping the land where we live is something that needs to be done.

December 16th, 2011, 04:31 AM	#3
Fozzy33 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 160 Likes (Received): 0	Premier Greg Selinger warned Manitobans today that the bill for the this year’s massive flood fight will add to the province’s deficit. But he vowed the $841 million flood bill — a bill that continues to rise -- won’t prevent his NDP government from meeting its goal to bring the province back into the black by 2014. "It will raise the deficit this year," Selinger told more than 1,000 people today at his state-of-the-province address at the Winnipeg Convention Centre, an event put on the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce. "It does pose a very significant financial challenge to the province, but in the absence of the measures we took, the costs would have been higher." Finance Minister Stan Struthers said earlier this week the tally for flood compensation in the province this year is a whopping $815 million, of which $472 million is expected to be recovered from the federal government. That leaves Manitoba saddled with $343 million in unanticipated expenses in a year in which it was already projecting a $438-million deficit. Selinger said he met with Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Monday to talk about Ottawa’s share of the flood bill and that talks will continue into the new year. He added the province has three years to meet its promise of eliminating the deficit. "The flood was an unexpected expense nobody was able to predict," he said. "We have to factor that into our considerations as we go forward." The Progressive Conservatives have said the province will be hard-pressed to meet its 2014 deadline. The PCs campaigned during the recent provincial election that if they were elected they couldn’t get it done until 2018 without drastic cuts in spending or raising taxes. Selinger also said the new $190-million football stadium at the University of Manitoba will be the envy of the Canadian Football League when it’s finished next year. "I actually think by the time we get it done the price point will look extremely reasonable compared to every other effort to do this across the country," he said. Selinger added he recently got a letter from CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon that the Bombers and the new stadium are "raising the bar" for the entire league. Ok this tells me that the NDP needs to come up with a plan to cut into the costs. They could: #1 Move a town from a area that does not get flooded every year. #2 Need to clean the river from all the garbage. Sorry l am pissed off about the fact. Our government needs to come with a idea so the money does not get burned every year. THIS IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE. Billion dollars is a lot of money to be wasted on something that can be corrected and fixed.

June 13th, 2012, 01:56 AM	#4
Hauler Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 40 Likes (Received): 2	I believe that if you don't have to live close to the river, you shouldn't. Concrete walls would be ugly and would have to be pretty tall, if you build them near the river. What about deep canals that lead away from the river into reservoirs? These reservoirs could then be used for irrigation, wildfire control and recreation.