Thanks to dropping water levels along the Thames River, officials in Chatham-Kent have dropped their state of emergency.
The municipality declared the state of emergency as a precautionary measure on Friday as there was a risk of flooding and some area dikes needed to be repaired.
According to the city’s mayor, Darrin Canniff, the situation has stabilized and they’ll continue to monitor local water levels.
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Canniff praised municipal employees who worked around the clock to keep everyone safe and make repairs to dikes.
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Repairs to dikes along the river in West Kent have been successful and the river has dropped more than 125 centimetres since its high water level Friday evening.
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