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RSS FeedsToronto braces for more rain with Lake Ontario at record-breaking levels
(The Star Television)

 
 

26 may 2017 23:20:44

 
Toronto braces for more rain with Lake Ontario at record-breaking levels
(The Star Television)
 


City crews are pumping water off the Toronto Islands after one rain storm, while filling heavy duty sand bags to prepare for the next one.The fight against flooding suffered a serious setback Thursday, as heavy rains and high waves combined to submerge nearly half the Islands land, said Nancy Gaffney, head of the Toronto Region and Conservation Authority’s watershed programs.“We can batten down the hatches as best we can, be as proactive as possible but as the water level continues to rise and go further inland than it ever has before.”Algonquin Island resident Wayne Fraser said most people on the islands had some degree of flooding in their homes. “Our house is on ... probably one of the higher points of Algonquin (but) because of the amount of rain Thursday, we had significant pooling in the crawlspace and pooling in the yard, which has never happened up until this point.”Sink holes the size of dining room tables have opened up along roads on Centre Island, said Shawnda Walker, spokesperson for the Centreville Amusement Park. Water from both sides of Centre Island has overtaken the shore and met in the middle, near the William Meany hedge maze, Walker added. “As far as Centreville is concerned we really haven’t received any more damage or a huge increase in water levels,” said Walker. “But we’re so much higher than everyone else. It’s the rest of the island.”Centreville was unable to open for the first time in its 50-year history due to the water levels. The City of Toronto has cancelled all permits on the Islands through June 30.“We continue to monitor and assess and will make decisions going forward according to conditions,” said city spokesperson Wynna Brown. “Public safety is our top priority, followed by protecting infrastructure.”Lake Ontario’s water levels are at their highest ever — breaking a record that had stood since 1952 &# ...


 
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