Flood moves north of Winnipeg

People living in the bedroom North Winnipeg communities may soon return to their homes after the raw Red River flood levels fell Saturday on day the day.

Thirty-four homes were evacuated Saturday from the Netley Creek area as a precautionary measure. A jam caused water levels to rise rapidly.

Levels continued to fluctuate Saturday night, but seem to have stabilized, said Darcy Hardman, Coordinator of emergency for the rural municipality of St. Andrews.

Sunday morning, however, the river water was not touch dikes of tube emergency and crews worked to pump water behind any other dikes built in the region.

' It is very hard physical work. And it is very gratifying.'-Owner Winnipeg Terence Panych

Two houses of the region took on water and flooded basements, Hardman said. Teams work to pump on these houses.

Emergency officials said Monday, they will begin to move towards the establishment of means of defence against flooding for the weeks to come.

Red River is expected to crest in late April or early May.

Within Winnipeg, officials are in the hope of attracting the 900 volunteers every day until further notice to help build levees in low-lying properties within the city of sand bags.

Large pieces of ice is washing up on the properties of the city as a massive sandbagging effort continues. (James Turner/CBC)Saturday, 800 people turned for help sand bags at 16 different locations. Sunday effort will focus on the Kingston line 100 block.

Those who want to help are invited to call 311 so can organize officials who goes where.

But the head of the Department of emergency in the city, said people who are not affected properties to stay away.

"We do all the extra traffic in sandbagging places... we don't want to really give the exact location, because we do not want people discover and trying to check these sites," said Randy Hull.

Return to Manitoba after the winter, the Canada goose have been taking advantage of the excess water in the city. (James Turner/CBC)A team of about 120 people gathered at the line Kingston of Terence Panych home to strengthen a dike of bag of sand at the rear of the property.

An engineer of the city was oversees efforts to ensure that the dam has been built correctly.

"It is not glamorous work", said Panych. "It is very hard physical work." And it is very rewarding... people come and help someone they don't even know, "he says.

To 2 h. 382 people had registered with the city to help with sandbagging efforts.

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