by Sue McFadden | Mar 7, 2020 | Lisgar Flooding
Permanent Pump is a Major Deal On behalf of Councillor McFadden, I had the opportunity earlier this week to visit the construction site at the Cactus Gate parkette where the permanent pump and trench dewatering system is being installed. The sheer magnitude of the...
by Sue McFadden | Feb 21, 2020 | Lisgar Flooding
On Tuesday morning, Feb. 18, on behalf of Councillor McFadden, I met with Transportation & Works (T&W) Commissioner Geoff Wright, Director Helen Noehammer and the City Solicitor Andra Maxwell to discuss several questions posed by residents and our office...
by Sue McFadden | Feb 1, 2020 | Lisgar Flooding, What's On
41 homes reported flooding On January 10-12, 2020, the Lisgar area of our city received 64 mm of rainfall over a 30 hour period. The first reports of flooding in basements was received by the Ward 10 office around 5 pm on Saturday, January 11. Since then, 40 more...
by Sue McFadden | Jan 14, 2020 | Lisgar Flooding, What's On
To date, 29 properties have reported flooding, ranging from water seepage on the foundation walls to several inches of water on the basement floor. The hardest hit area this time was near the Osprey Blvd bridge where the Sixteen Mile Creek opens into the marsh. A...
by Sue McFadden | Jan 12, 2020 | Lisgar Flooding, What's On
Several homes near the Sixteen Mile Creek in Lisgar reported flooding following last night’s heavy and sustained rainfall. Even as the High Water Protocol (HWP) was invoked, it appears the pumps could not move the water out of the Foundation Drain Collector...
by Sue McFadden | Jan 10, 2020 | Lisgar Flooding, What's On
Construction has started on the two pieces of infrastructure designed to mitigate future flooding of basements on properties in the Black Walnut area adjacent to the Sixteen Mile Creek. The work is being carried out by Clearway Construction Inc. Both pieces –...
