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NEWS |
Water
Level Crisis on Golden Lake April 22 2008
This email
is sent at 1:20AM on Wednesday April 23rd to alert you to
serious flooding.
You will be aware that the water level on the Golden
Lake stage of the Bonnechere system is extremely high. The spring
freshet and surface runoff is extremely high this year with the recent
record snowfalls. Be advised that the rising water has
not peaked yet! There was an emergency meeting held today with
representatives of Round Lake, Golden Lake, Renfrew Power Generation,
Ministry of Natural Resources, Emergency Preparedness Canada and
surrounding townships. People were advised that the level of water
on Round Lake has surpassed the all time record. It appears that
this is also the case on Golden Lake. And it's rising yet.
The Golden Lake dam is running wide open - that is - all stops have been
removed and the river is running its natural capacity flow.
However, this outbound flow cannot keep up with the inflow of water
coming from above Round Lake and surface runoff. Township of Killaloe, Hagarty & Richards Mayor Janice Visneskie declared a State of Emergency late Tuesday afternoon. Renfrew Power Generation had been expected to remove one of the two remaining logs in the Tramore Dam late Wednesday, however this was not done, suggesting that perhaps the peak level had passed. Many of you will not be directly affected by this high
water because of the elevation of your buildings. However, there
will be property owners who will receive flooding damage. For
people needing information or assistance on the north shore of Golden
Lake and the Bonnechere River, contact Joy Lavereau, 613-625-2099 or
Road Superintendent Harvey Reckzine at 613-628-2618 (home-613-625-2750). For residents on the south shore in Bonnechere Valley
Township, you can contact Bill Kennedy at the Township office at
613-628-3101 extension 226 (home 613-625-1225) or Emergency Planning Coordinator Steve
Fagan at 613-628-5914 (cell phone 613-281-1001). If anyone has an immediate problem or knows of a
property that should be investigated in the owner's absence, you are
invited to reply to this email or contact authorities as listed above.
We will be around the area throughout the day. Dave Lemkay |
