REGINA – Sandbags are being filled and flood control barriers are being put in place as communities across southern Saskatchewan prepare for a deluge of water.
The Water Security Agency has warned that some areas will see very high spring run-off and flooding is likely.
The city of Regina is using small and large sandbags, as well as fabric-lined, wire mesh containers that fill with sand and stand more than one metre high.
Jay O’Connor, emergency management co-ordinator for Regina, says the city is planning for the worst and is doing everything possible to keep water away from homes.
The city of Moose Jaw is also preparing with 40,000 small sandbags, about 800 larger sandbags and the wire-mesh barriers.
The big question is when the flood will start, because the snow melt has been delayed by colder-than-normal temperatures.
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