Manitoba flood mitigation projects will receive guidance from environmental advisory committee
Posted August 17, 2022 1:53 pm.
Manitoba is pledging $3.1 million to create an environmental advisory committee for the Lake Manitoba and Lake St. Martin Outlet Channels Project.
The project will involve building two diversion channels, three bridges and two water control structures, as well as adjusting nearby highways.
The Lake Manitoba outlet channel will run north from Watchorn Bay on Lake Manitoba to Birch Bay on Lake St. Martin.
The Lake St. Martin outlet channel will run northeast from Lake St. Martin to Lake Winnipeg south of Willow Point.
The province says it will reduce flooding on both lakes and lower the risk of damage to the communities in the area, which were severely flooded in 2011.
Infrastructure Minister Doyle Piwniuk says the advisory committee will work with Indigenous groups and communities for their input.
“As planning and implementation work on the project continues, this environmental advisory committee will formalize that ongoing engagement process to ensure meaningful input, accurate information and constructive feedback are openly shared,” said Piwniuk in a statement.
