Reston Community dike to help reduce future flood risk and impacts
January 19, 2015 – Reston, Manitoba – Infrastructure Canada
Officials from three levels of government were present today in Reston, to announce funding for a new flood protection project. Residents of this community in the Rural Municipality of Pipestone will soon benefit from additional safety measures for their families and belongings thanks to this flood mitigation initiative.
In June 2013, the residents of Reston were hit twice with flooding in less than a week. In summer 2014, flooding caused water in some areas to reach more than one metre deep. Washed out and closed roads, sewage backups and lost crops led to a state of emergency being declared.
Fortunately, the Town of Reston will benefit from the Community Dikes Initiative, which provides joint federal and provincial funding for new flood mitigation infrastructure in flood prone communities across Manitoba. The project announced today will include the construction of dikes at the west end of the community. The dike is designed to protect 30 existing residential homes from future flooding.
Vincent Rabault
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and
Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
613-943-1838
June Greggor
CAO
Rural Municipality of Pipestone
204-877-3561
Infrastructure Canada
613-960-9251
Toll-free 1-877-250-7154
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