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Friday, October 9, 2020 • Vol.113 No. 8 • Rivers, Manitoba

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Dams and water levels

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The province announces tentative steps regarding the Rivers and Rapid City dams. By Micah Waddell Rivers Banner On Tuesday Oct 6, Minster Ron Schuller (Minister of infrastructure and transportation) held a press conference at the top of the Wahtoponah spillway regarding the status of the structure and the reason behind the low water level. Some more information in regards to the Rapid City dam was released as well. The minister began the conference by welcoming those in attendance, Including Mayor Todd Gill and engineers from Manitoba Infrastructure (MIT). Rapid City dam failed The earthen portion of the Rapid City dam failed during the one in 1,000 year rain event t hat took pl ace ea rlier this year eroding the banks of the Little Sa s k atchewa n R iver. Despite the catastrophic failure of the earthen portion of the dam it appears as though the control structure remains intact and serviceable. 12,000 cfs at peak The heavy rain put a tremendous amount of pressure on the dam at Lake Wahtoponah, peaking at a f low rate of 12,000 cfs over the spillway, three times what the spillway was designed to handle. Since that event

Back row L/R: Meghan Knelsen, Erich Schmidt, Thom Heijmans, Heather Gray, Liliane Dupuis. Front row L/R: Minami Kijima, Haile Hubbard, Chassidy Payette, Morgan Ramsay, Bryce Summers, Quinn Hrabok.

Can collections for canoes

Photo by Sheila Runions

By Sheila Runions Banner Staff

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cans from the school foyer into and Chimo Beach areas for con- put away in the proper place on s r e p or t e d i n t he tion to the schools. Pupils co-ordinated the entire the church basement the after- tributions from the community. the shelving units. They were March 9 edition, the Grade 12 Interdisci- month-long promotion, which noon of March 21, where the When all was said and done, fantastic! We are very, very plinary Studies in Science class culminated in a ceremonious food was weighed and sorted. the scales at Riverdale Harvest pleased.” Elementary school staff memat Rivers Collegiate planned a presentation on March 20 to Although the project was a sen- noted a total of 434 pounds, “a project for Riverdale Harvest. Riverdale Harvest president ior students brainstorm, the en- fabulous amount,” says Heather. ber/Harvest volunteer Yvonne tire high school was encouraged “We are so pleased they decided Crouch initiated a similar camDubbed the Boat Load of Food, Heather Gray and Liliane. Because the snow had melted to participate. The collegiate to help those we serve. A lot paign in her school. That threestudents secured a canoe from Rolling River School Division so much, the canoe could not hosted a poor boy floor hockey of times kids don’t get enough week effort simply encouraged with an intent to f ill it with be portaged across the street to tournament in which to play, credit but this group of students students to leave product in non-perishables. Although the Zion Church (home of River- athletes had to pay with food for certainly deserves some praise. the canoe; 87 pounds of food campaign was fully organized dale Harvest). Rather, the teens the canoe. Some students also All students stayed behind to was collected from the younger by that class, the original idea carried bags, boxes and garbage canvassed Rivers, Oak River help check expiry dates, sort and group on Thursday, March 22. PHOTO BY MICAH WADDELL came from a suggestion made by pictured harvest volunteer The Rivers dam aboveLiliane shows the water levels are well below the spillway. The province announced that both Rivers and Rapid City dams willDupuis. be studied for future upgrades. “I heard the idea at a meeting in Brandon. the lake was being stead- St.wAugustine it h a n en g i ne er i n g ity and other local stake- will be. I suspect there emergency relief fund School had tried a Canoe The construc- holders will be consulted was some work needed in conjunction with the ily drained to ensure a Fill company. conjunction with the 10-day tion of such a structure in the matter. Riverdale before the 2020 f lood federal government for level on the reduced stressin Festival du Voyaguer in Winwill not spillway. Thenipeg water level in February. It was veryhappen quickly. mayor Todd Gill said in occurred. There will be t hose af fected by t he In depth is to be held successful at four and feetwhenever I hear inspections will an interview with the an evaluation and then raging waters. The 90 food bank, my earsbe always perk required before it Rivers Banner, “The an- an engineering report. day application period below the spillway until up!” a more can begin, engineering nouncement was about They don’t want to do remains open, though it such a time that She then brought the sugA what we expected. It was these kinds of projects at is noted that most of the modern solution can be is not a fastTheprocess. canoe at Rivers gestion to Riverdale Harvest, Elementary School was to see, the province nice preliminary design for put in place. which MITsupported is in the high water levels so it will municipalities af fected idea and adequately filled. Photo byapplied Heather Gray came out and paid us a the rehabilitation of the contact withasked engineerlikely be this time next by the f lood have her to present the promo-

ing firms in regards to both water management structures. At Rapid City a complete redesign of the dam is being discussed

Rivers dam will begin this month.

Project expected Riverdale Municipal-

courtesy visit and gave us a place at the table. There will be a project at the Rivers dam but we aren’t sure what the project

year before anything can be done.” Following in the wake of the f lood event the province announced an

or are in the final stages of the process. A full count of the applicants will not be available until the application window closes.


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