Measuring stations along the St. Lawrence River are already approaching or exceeding 2017 flood levels
Rescue workers help Jocelyne and Jean-Pierre Martin retrieve some belongings from their flooded home, Tuesday, April 30.While floodwaters in Eastern Canada appear to be stabilizing a major new threat is looming on the horizon that could extend the crisis in Quebec and Ontario well into the spring.
“The water levels will continue to rise so we’re not out of the woods yet at all in Quebec,” said federal Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Ralph Goodale during his Tuesday national flood briefing. Mr. Goodale, who was briefing reporters on the national flood scene, insisted it is too early to declare victory. “Lake Ontario is just about to get to its maximum normal runoff,” he said. “All of that obviously has to flow east combining with the flow that’s coming down the Ottawa. That presents significant potential issues in relation to Montreal and places further downstream. We’re watching that situation very carefully.
Tony Joyce and his mother, Bernadette Milks, were among the last holdouts watching the Quyon and Ottawa Rivers rise on three sides of the village while workers tried to reinforce a threatened dike. Over all, across Quebec more than 10,000 people were still out of 6,704 flooded homes on Tuesday. About one quarter of those victims are in Quebec’s Outaouais region that includes Gatineau and extends northwest of Ottawa. Officials said it would be at least a week and possibly two before the crisis subsides.
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