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Winnipeg Free Press By: Gary Doer | Posted: 7:00 PM CST Monday, Mar. 1, 2021
Opinion
After winning the privilege of governing on behalf of Manitobans in 1999, we knew we faced two major infrastructure risks.
After winning the privilege of governing on behalf of Manitobans in 1999, we knew we faced two major infrastructure risks.
The great flood of 1997 had come dangerously close to overwhelming the floodway. A federal study was underway and provided us with a detailed action plan to boost the floodway’s level of protection, from one in 100 years to one in 700 years. We were proud to stand on the shoulders of former premier Duff Roblin, and were fortunate to receive his assistance in sealing a joint-funding agreement with Canada to make the floodway expansion possible.