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The City of Gatineau has prepared a list of requests for Canadian Armed Forces assistance in dealing with the continued flooding crisis in the region.
“Our list of requests for armed forces assistance is ready,” Mayor Maxime Pednaud-Jobin wrote on his Facebook page Saturday morning.
The mayor said municipal officials will meet Saturday morning with emergency coordinators, as well as representatives of the army and the Quebec government.
The small Quebec town of Pontiac has also requested Army assistance to deal with sandbag operations and transport.
The preparations follow 36 hours of extremely heavy rainfall in the region that has raised river levels in parts of Gatineau by about five centimetres overnight.
More than 40 mm of rain fell Friday, according to Environment Canada, smashing the previous record of 24.6 mm set in 1985.
The rain was expected to begin abating Saturday, to showers, at times heavy for Saturday and Sunday.
The Quebec government officially asked for the army to help with historic flooding across the province Friday.
The federal government quickly agreed to begin preparations.
At the time, the mayor said that he was still reluctant to ask for the armed forces assistance because emergency personnel because the city crews were handling matters.
Once the province’s request was official, he said “it would be foolish to turn down assistance if it’s going to be available.”
He speculated that Army assistance could be anything from river patrols to sandbag distribution.
Water levels continued to rise in the West Quebec metropolis Saturday and the city posted a number of new road closings on its emergency website.
As of Saturday morning, about 400 people have voluntarily left their homes, with some 320 being tended to by Red Cross in two city centres.
Gatineau was also recruiting volunteers. “The main task at hand is to fill sandbags. It is recommended to bring a shovel,” the city advised. Gatineau residents can dial 311. Those from outside Gatineau can dial 819-595-2002.
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“Our list of requests for armed forces assistance is ready,” Mayor Maxime Pednaud-Jobin wrote on his Facebook page Saturday morning.
The mayor said municipal officials will meet Saturday morning with emergency coordinators, as well as representatives of the army and the Quebec government.
The small Quebec town of Pontiac has also requested Army assistance to deal with sandbag operations and transport.
The preparations follow 36 hours of extremely heavy rainfall in the region that has raised river levels in parts of Gatineau by about five centimetres overnight.
More than 40 mm of rain fell Friday, according to Environment Canada, smashing the previous record of 24.6 mm set in 1985.
The rain was expected to begin abating Saturday, to showers, at times heavy for Saturday and Sunday.
The Quebec government officially asked for the army to help with historic flooding across the province Friday.
The federal government quickly agreed to begin preparations.
At the time, the mayor said that he was still reluctant to ask for the armed forces assistance because emergency personnel because the city crews were handling matters.
Once the province’s request was official, he said “it would be foolish to turn down assistance if it’s going to be available.”
He speculated that Army assistance could be anything from river patrols to sandbag distribution.
Water levels continued to rise in the West Quebec metropolis Saturday and the city posted a number of new road closings on its emergency website.
As of Saturday morning, about 400 people have voluntarily left their homes, with some 320 being tended to by Red Cross in two city centres.
Gatineau was also recruiting volunteers. “The main task at hand is to fill sandbags. It is recommended to bring a shovel,” the city advised. Gatineau residents can dial 311. Those from outside Gatineau can dial 819-595-2002.
More to come
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