Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Flooding Easing on Kasabonika Lake


 Emergency Management Ontario says the flood situation on a remote northwestern Ontario First Nation is stabilizing.
   
However, the agency says water levels are still high and some flooding continues in Kasabonika Lake First Nation.
 
Leaders of the First Nation say critical infrastructure is returning to normal operations and they are conducting ongoing assessments of the situation.
 
EMO says 45 residents evacuated as a precaution to Greenstone and Hearst returned to Kasabonika yesterday.