Lisgar Flooding Resolution
This page is dedicated to providing regular updates on issues related to the flooding in the Lisgar community.
Latest Lisgar Flooding Updates
Updated High Water Protocol
The City has implemented the Lisgar High Water Protocol (LHWP), whereby weather forecasts, and other relevant information such as High Water Bulletins from local Conservation Authorities, are monitored to identify more formative storms, including thunderstorms. During...
Flood Update: New Site Identified for High Water Protocol
New site, better equipment for HWP Several months ago, I asked the City’s Transportation and Works Department to review its Lisgar High Water Protocol (HWP) and, specifically, the current and potential new site locations along the Lisgar Meadowbrook Trail where pumps...
January 2020 Flood Update #5
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...
Jan 11 Flood Update #4
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...
Jan 11 Flood Update #3
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...
Jan 11 Basement Flooding Update 2
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...
Basement Flooding – Jan. 11
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 sewers...
Pump Construction Begins
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 - the pump...
Pump Station Tendered
A significant milestone has been reached in our ongoing work to mitigate water seepage into basement foundations of homes near the creek in the Lisgar District. The tender has been posted for construction of the pump station that will automatically remove water from...
Status Update on Flood Mitigation Measures
Staff have provided my office with the following update related to the ongoing measures to prevent basement flooding in the Lisgar District. Trench Dewatering and FDC Pumping Station – Detailed Design Comments on the almost-complete drawings have been received from...