flooding

Volunteers fill sandbags in preparation for flooding in Ottawa, April 2019. (City of Ottawa photo) Beginning Saturday, volunteers of all abilities, age 12 and over, are urgently needed over the next two weeks for sandbag and debris removal at flood-affected properties in West Carleton, Bay and Cumberland. ...

The City has partnered with Team Rubicon Canada and Ottawa Volunteer Search and Rescue to provide support to home and property owners along the Ottawa River in danger of flooding. Team Rubicon Canada and Ottawa Volunteer Search and Rescue can assist owners of private property with flood preparation efforts such as sandbagging or potential post-flood cleanup, such as debris removal. ...

[caption id=“attachment_67668” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] Flooding behind Parliament Hill. The Ottawa River’s water level has increased by 33 cm on the Ontario side since Friday. (Dan Roodman/Submitted)[/caption] Officials in Ottawa and Gatineau are preparing for flood recovery, as water levels continue to drop. ...

** Paul Beckwith, ** a climatologist at the ** University of Ottawa, ** explains some of the scientific reasons behind the record-setting floods along the Ottawa River, Gatineau River and Rideau River. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnpVMk-eDAU

Hydro Ottawa has posted some incredible aerial footage of the Ottawa River raging over Chaudière Falls. Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhS4cATu2h4 The name “Chaudière” roughly translates as “Cauldron”, and was named by early French explorers. For centuries before the explorers, the falls were known as “Akikodjiwan”, the name given to the falls by the Anishinaabe people. ...