Sask Flood 2014

• 2014 by the numbers

  As we look back on 2014 in Saskatchewan, here are some numbers that stood out over the course of the year.

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  Dec 31, 2014
  
• Southeast Saskatchewan town gets hit with more severe weather

  This mid-week’s rainfall has forced the town of Moosomin to file another Provincial Disaster Assistance Program claim – its third this season.

  Sep 6, 2014
  
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• Flood claims pour into Saskatchewan’s disaster assistance program

  Close to 970 claims have been made in less than a month with 48 people qualifying for emergency advance payments of three-thousand dollars.

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  Jul 21, 2014
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• No special help for flooded Prairie farmers: agriculture minister

  Farmers affected by summer flooding in Saskatchewan and Manitoba won't get any special help to recover, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz says.

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  Jul 18, 2014
• Flood cleanup underway at Crooked Lake as homes torn from foundations

  Not only did the water completely surround the homes, but a summer storm on July 5 managed to move a handful off houses of their foundations.

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  Jul 16, 2014
• Health advisory lifted off of Saskatchewan lakes

  Good news for lake lovers in Saskatchewan - the province has lifted the health advisory about high levels of bacteria in the waterways.

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  Jul 15, 2014
• Melville may use city siren for severe summer weather

  Mayor Walter Streelasky said it could be used in many situations, such as fires, a train derailment, floods or tornadoes.

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  Jul 15, 2014
• Sask. farmer believes trenching partially responsible for flooding

  A Saskatchewan farmer suspects trenching may be the cause of recent flooding on his land that has dampened hopes for a record crop.

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  Jul 14, 2014
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• Boy escapes sinking truck, father’s body recovered in Saskatchewan

  RCMP are investigating after a truck left a rural Saskatchewan road and began to submerge with two passengers inside.

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  Jul 14, 2014
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• Province to waive penalty for tax filers hit by flooding

  If your business was directly impacted by the flooding that hit Saskatchewan earlier this month, you can apply for relief from penalty and interest charges for late tax returns.

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  Jul 14, 2014