Melfort and Tisdale amongst northeast communities receiving flood mapping
Multiple northeast communities that are viewed to have a high risk of flooding will receive flood mapping.
On Monday, Aug. 12, federal Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Ralph Goodale and provincial Minister Responsible for the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency Dustin Duncan announced $1 million in funding will go towards flood mapping. The 20 high-risk communities include Arborfield, Cudworth, Melfort, Tisdale, Wadena, and Watson.
The federal and provincial governments will split the cost in half and no high-risk communities will be charged.
Melfort’s Director of Development Planning Brent Lutz said city staff members are glad to receive new flood mapping data, as they’ve been asking the provincial for updated information from time to time.