Ottawa State Of Emergency Flooding

• Volunteers needed as sandbag removal in Ottawa flood zones to begin June 1

  The City of Ottawa says it "urgently" needs volunteers to step forward over the next two weeks to help take down sandbags and remove debris.

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  May 29, 2019
  
• With heavy rain in forecast, Ottawa flood levels could reach initial peaks again: river board

  In anticipation of the rainfall over the next few days, the City of Ottawa has urged residents in communities impacted by flooding to "keep their sandbags walls up."

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  May 9, 2019
  
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• ‘Keep sandbag walls up,’ City of Ottawa urges as river expected to rise again by Friday

  "The city anticipates water levels will rise again slightly between now and Friday but below the peaks that were reached last week."

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  May 8, 2019
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• Ottawa city council extends 2019 tax bill deadline for flood-damaged properties

  Councillors unanimously approved a motion to defer the final property-tax deadline from June 20 to Dec. 5, 2019, primarily for properties in the areas hardest hit by the bloated Ottawa River.

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  May 8, 2019
• Ottawa floods: River slowly receding, city encourages volunteers to rest, water restrictions lifted in Westboro

  Ottawa River levels decreased between four and six centimetres overnight near Ottawa, Gatineau, Thurso and Hawkesbury, the Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board said on Friday. But Ottawa isn't necessarily out of the woods.

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  May 3, 2019
• Ottawa floods: Volunteers asked to rally in west end, sewer issues in Westboro, peak expected Friday

  The City of Ottawa is closing volunteer check-in points in Cumberland and Britannia on Thursday and redirecting people to flood-affected communities in the city's rural west end.

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  May 2, 2019
• Number of flood zone evacuees in Ottawa spikes as floodwaters set to peak by Thursday

  According to the city, 155 homes have been evacuated as of Wednesday, a jump of 134 homes since Tuesday.

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  May 1, 2019
• No injuries after 2nd house fire in Constance Bay flood zone

  The house on Allbirch Road belongs to a volunteer firefighter, according to Ottawa Fire Services. Two adults and a child were inside when the blaze started, but a neighbour helped them evacuate quickly, a spokesperson said.

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  May 1, 2019
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• Ottawa tornado victim braces for flood peak as river threatens rental home

  Graeme Olmsted is one of many residents in the national capital who have been affected by two or three natural disasters in a short period of time.

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  Apr 30, 2019
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• City to close parts of Bayview Road in Constance Bay as flood waters rise

  City staff announced that they will be closing a portion of Bayview Road on Tuesday night as flood waters have reached dangerous levels in Constance Bay.

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  Apr 30, 2019