WINNIPEG A new report says the province miscalculated flood protection estimates in the Interlake outlet channels design. The $540 million plan would see water flow from Lake Manitoba to Lake Winnipeg via Lake St. Martin. The flood mitigation project has been in the works since the devastation caused by the 2011 flood. Area First Nations commissioned a report by Halket Environmental Consultants to study the project’s potential impact on Lake St. Martin. It concluded a channel of water known as The Narrows acts as a bottleneck creating higher flood water levels in the lake’s south basin. The report said this was not accounted for in a 2013 environmental assessment.
Winnipeg Free Press By: Dylan Robertson
Last Modified: 9:29 AM CST Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 | Updates
A First Nation says a report calls into question the design of a $540-million anti-flood project in the Interlake.
A First Nation says a report calls into question the design of a $540-million anti-flood project in the Interlake. The provincial government is hell-bent on pushing this project through (despite) all the concerns we’ve raised to date, said Little Saskatchewan First Nation Coun. Dwayne Blackbird.
Design questions worry First Nation leaders.
The engineering report, which was shared with the
Free Press, suggests Manitoba miscalculated the effect of two outlets that are supposed to prevent catastrophic flooding in the region. The first outlet would connect Lake Manitoba to the southern part of Lake. St. Martin. The second outlet, at the northern part of Lake St.