Manitoba Floods

Keep up with all the latest on floods impacting Manitoba.
Communities along Lake Winnipeg dealing with more overland flooding due to rain
Communities along Lake Winnipeg dealing with more overland flooding due to rain

Residents in Gimli and the surrounding area are once again dealing with overland flooding caused by high water levels and strong winds across Lake Winnipeg. High waves have spilled over into properties...
'We need help': Peguis First Nation overwhelmed by rising flood water, 2nd state of emergency
'We need help': Peguis First Nation overwhelmed by rising flood water, 2nd state of emergency

Continuous major storms and rising water has forced Peguis First Nation in Manitoba’s Interlake area to declare a state of emergency due to flooding once again. “It is at risk, and we need help...
Manitoba did not adequately consult First Nations on flood channel work, judge rules
Manitoba did not adequately consult First Nations on flood channel work, judge rules

A Manitoba judge has ruled the province failed to properly consult First Nations communities on part of a planned flood-prevention project. Chief Justice Glenn Joyal of the Court of Queen's Bench says...
North Whiteshell Provincial Park to reopen to residents
North Whiteshell Provincial Park to reopen to residents

Water levels have lowered enough for the Manitoba government to allow residents of North Whiteshell Provincial Park back into the region.
Massive maple tree crashes down, narrowly avoids parked cars as high winds wreak havoc
Massive maple tree crashes down, narrowly avoids parked cars as high winds wreak havoc

Kimber Osiowy says he woke up to the sound of a tree crashing down around 1:30 a.m. early Tuesday morning. It turns out the tree was the one in his very front yard. It appears the roots were loosened...
McPhillips underpass at Logan Avenue completely flooded
McPhillips underpass at Logan Avenue completely flooded

The license plates of two vehicles submerged and stalled at Winnipeg’s McPhillips underpass were barely visible as flood water rose rapidly. The accumulation of rain forced two drivers to ditch their...
More heavy rain, severe winds on the way for southern Manitoba
More heavy rain, severe winds on the way for southern Manitoba

Manitobans are dealing with more rain and wind in what is already one of the wettest springs on record. A special weather event is continuing Tuesday, with severe gusts from 60 to 90 km/h expected in...
Clean-up efforts underway in flood-stricken Peguis First Nation: ‘Everything is just gone’
Clean-up efforts underway in flood-stricken Peguis First Nation: ‘Everything is just gone’

Clean-up efforts are underway in Peguis First Nation, as community members who were forced to leave their homes during the recent flood have now returned. They’re taking stock of the full extent of...
Stefanson tours flooded cottage country as waters continue to rise
Stefanson tours flooded cottage country as waters continue to rise

Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson has taken a helicopter tour of a flooded region in the eastern part of the province. Stefanson says the amount of water is overwhelming in Whiteshell Provincial Park,...
Manitoba expands evacuation and closures in provincial park due to flooding
Manitoba expands evacuation and closures in provincial park due to flooding

Manitoba is expanding a mandatory evacuation and closure area in Whiteshell Provincial Park in the province's east due to flooding. The province had already ordered the evacuation of the Betula Lake...