SASKATOON – Snow covered fields will soon turn into lakes as temperatures continue to rise across the province.
Snow drifts built up from the long winter are starting to melt and pool in low-lying areas surrounding Saskatoon. When temperatures ultimately heat up, the water will have no place to go without proper drainage.
The RM of Corman Park has seen this before and is quite content with how the weather has been so far.
“Well I think the melt couldn’t be better the way it is happening right now we are getting a slow melt. It’s warmer during the day and freezing at night so it’s giving us the opportunity to clear ditches and culverts and a chance to get ahead of what’s coming.” says Judy Harwood, reeve of Corman Park.
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Road signs have been placed in advance in many RM’s warning drivers that flooding may soon impose a problem.
“I mean there’s roads that we know we’ll probably have some issues with, so we are trying to get to them now. Get some gravel on them to build them up so that when the flood and water starts to come the integrity of the roads are ok,” says Hardwood.
Vanscoy Police have been advising the public in the case of an emergency, to make sure alternative routes are known so emergency crews can get in and out faster and safer.
“What we suggest you do is write down your land location, pick the roads from major roadways that access properties. The RM’s of Vanscoy and Corman Park have numbers on most corners. Use those, use the directions and keep it by your phone,” says Staff Sgt. Glenn Thomson, Vanscoy Police Service.
Emergency management and fire safety is also being set up across the province with sandbags, flood barriers and pumps getting ready for what looks to be a wet and soggy spring.
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