2019 Floods

• Quebec says it will double down aid for Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac flood victims before winter

  Eighty per cent of the flood victims have not yet received the full financial assistance promised to them by the government.

  Nov 4, 2019
  
• Interprovincial Chaudière Bridge reopens to motorists after 4-month closure

  The crossing, which connects the LeBreton Flats area of Ottawa with Hull in Gatineau, Que., reopened to all vehicle traffic at 5 a.m. on Tuesday.

  Traffic

  Aug 27, 2019
  
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• Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac residents upset over new dike construction, say mayor has mismanaged it

  Four months after a dike breach flooded the town and forced 6,000 people out of their homes, work to rebuild the dike has started.

  Canada

  Aug 22, 2019
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• Work to move, upgrade Champlain Bridge parking lot will begin July 8: NCC

  The parking lot, wedged between the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway and Island Park Drive, flooded both in 2017 and 2019.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2019
• ‘It’s going to be finished’: Volunteers lead Île Mercier flood cleanup

  Île Mercier residents and volunteers come together for a big cleanup to finally get rid of all the sandbags and debris left over from the floods.

  Canada

  Jun 8, 2019
• Montreal-area mayors demand more be done for flood victims in open letter

  The letter, addressed to the Quebec premier and Canadian prime minister, requested the army's return and faster help for flood victims

  Canada

  May 29, 2019
• Pierrefonds Boulevard reopens to traffic as floodwaters recede

  The road was closed for several days as heavy equipment was used to pump water out of the storm drains and back toward Rivière des Prairies.

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  Apr 30, 2019