Manitoba shifts focus to recovery as Parkland flood response continues
Posted July 10, 2026 5:53 pm.
Last Updated July 11, 2026 11:51 am.
Manitoba officials say the province is transitioning from emergency response to long-term recovery as communities in the Parkland region continue to deal with the aftermath of unprecedented flooding.
“As of this morning, there are currently 48 states of local emergency. Right now, provincial recovery operations continue in Swan River and in the Swan Valley region,” said Christine Stevens, director of the Manitoba Emergency Management Organization.
The province says it has received about 1,800 Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) applications. It is also launching a fundraising campaign with the Canadian Red Cross to help Manitobans who are not eligible for DFA support. The province has initially committed $15 million and will match public donations dollar for dollar.
“But part of what we’re also trying to do here is to ensure that people who’ve been ravaged by these floods and have had impacts to their homes and to their livelihoods and lives are going to be able to get some financial assistance that may not neatly qualify or fall into programs like the DFA,” Premier Wab Kinew said.
Recovery efforts are also being supported by Team Rubicon, whose volunteers began deploying over the weekend. Five teams of 25 retired first responders and law enforcement personnel are rotating through Swan River and Swan Valley West to assist with cleanup efforts. The deployment is expected to continue until Aug. 19, with the possibility of an extension.
“So to give you a scale of the need right now, there’s been 81 confirmed assistance requests received as of yesterday in Swan River and Swan Valley West. But Rubicon is now going door to door, so you can’t expect those numbers to increase in the coming days as well,” Kinew said.
The province also provided an update on repairs to Dauphin Regional Health Centre, estimating the work will take between nine and 12 months. Prairie Mountain Health CEO Treena Slate said restoring emergency department and diagnostic services is the immediate priority, with additional services reopening in phases as repairs are completed.
“We’re starting to get the preliminary estimates of how big an undertaking this is, and we are going to throw a ton of resources and time and energy towards accelerating that as much as possible,” Kinew said.
