The province is continuing voluntary evacuations for some areas in the Whiteshell after heavy rains pounded the area over the weekend.
The storm dumped 136 millimetres of rain on the area Friday evening, according to a report from a forestry station in West Hawk Lake.
On Monday, the government posted that a number of regional roads in West Hawk, Falcon Lake and the Whiteshell remain flooded or damaged.
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The affected areas include:
• PR 312 from the junction of PTH 44 to the Ontario border remains closed;
• temporary repairs have been made to the Falcon Lake South Shore Road, allowing for single-lane traffic to pass, and staff are directing traffic through the road, asking people to drive with caution;
• PR 307 in the north Whiteshell area is washed out near the train tracks between Brereton Lake and Rennie, with motorists advised to travel via Seven Sisters;
• other roads in the south Whiteshell area have also been affected and could deteriorate quickly, and driving with caution is advised; and
• Caddy Lake tunnels are closed.
High water levels are also affecting boathouses and docks along shorelines in the south Whiteshell area.
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The Mantario Trail remains impassable and the McGillivray Falls Trail has major washouts.
“Officials are “waiting for the water to recede in many areas before repairs can begin,” the province posted on a media release. “It is too early to provide cost estimates until the full extent of the damage is revealed by receding water.”
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