Brandon prepares for rising floodwaters as regional fallout from heavy rain continues
Posted July 6, 2026 5:20 pm.
Last Updated July 6, 2026 5:21 pm.
Manitoba’s second-largest city is using heavy machinery to build dikes as it prepares for rising river water to crest in the coming days.
Brandon officials have declared a local state of emergency to help cut red tape and prepare for the rainwater sluicing through the Assiniboine River.
It’s the latest community to dealt with heavy rains that have swamped homes and forced people from their homes in the Parkland region.
Further north, the town of Swan River is cleaning up after floodwaters hit last week, flooding basements and forcing some residents to flee.
Canadian Armed Forces team arrived in region over the weekend to help out.
Manitoba Parks says emergency road repairs allowed more than 200 people who had been stranded in Duck Mountain Provincial Park to leave over the weekend.
