Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 14, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 local fruit to Lars 2001 Lake continued from Page a1 the Lake now sits at feet above sea this Spring it flooded Overland 10 Kilometres into stump believed by geologists to be just the fourth time in years it has done no one alive has seen it this says the matter of what to do about devils Lake is an International the North Dakota government wants to dig a ditch and Siphon devils Lake water into the Sheyenne which empties into the red if the ditch was built when first proposed a few years the Lake would be five feet lower Belford but the Manitoba government opposes the fearing that foreign biota in devils Lake water could contaminate provincial the water is also brackish from Runoff from Saline which could clog downstream treatment like in Manitoba devils Lake flooding is a different beast than River we Are at the Bottom of a million acre the water runs in and theres nowhere for it to and were in a wet explained a Netherlands like mentality has set in among who live behind an 11 Kilometre Dike that has already been raised the rising Waters seem to affect everything in the Community of about some 300 Homes and 100 buildings have been moved since water started in what is a first for the an entire town was bought out and Church on the Northwest Side of the was bought for million us and 109 people were some Homes have been moved More than like that of Bob the school principal for Central Middle in rising water forced Gibson to move his lakefront Home 300 feet Back and 11 feet if you listened to the there was a Chance of the Lake Ever reaching that guess what says in the Lake did reach that its very when you have water slapping against your sliding Glass and your children Are sleeping in the its Gibson was forced to move his Home a second time and took no Relo Cating to one of the highest peaks in the in now 42 feet above the Lake frustrations among residents mount with the increased nearly every Road leading into the City has been washed out in there Are detours and in several locations motorists have to wait at least 10 min utes for a Pilot car to Lead them through Winnipeg free press photo about 300 houses such As this one have been moved since devils Lake began rising near a Community of Road this year million is being spent to rebuild at least three main and seven two of the Bridges being rebuilt were just raised three years the Community is already working on its Lith presidential declaration for fed eral the Cost so far has been Over million for relocating people and building Bridges and people inside the City Are protected by a Dike that now stands feet above sea plans Are on the drawing Board to either raise it three More feet for or to feet for but City residents Are not totally Insu a common sight in town is a Gar Den Hose running water onto the Street out of someones were running into a High water some basement floors Are Many have sump pumps going All said who has three sump pumps running in his an estimated Trees have been lost to Many of them washed up debarked on shorelines like giant the Lake has gone from to it has swallowed acres of Hay or pasture and Farmers have not been its common to see people fishing in farm Fields the state game and fish department keeps having to rebuild the boat ramps because they keep being Winnipeg free press photo washed out roads Are a big problem with transportation near devils even the relocation of lakefront Homes has taken hundreds of motor boats off the then theres Joe the county or municipal Reeve As we would say in most of Belford life is fighting the he sits on about a dozen committees related to the prob Lem of the rising including the red River Basin its hard to Tell How the water is affect ing people says Fred City of devils Lake Bott has heard from at least one former resident who told him she sleeps a lot better now that Shes moved about 500 people have left the City since according to the 2000 United states until we didst have any empty storefronts in downtown and we had Small but consistent population Bott devils Lake is straight South of Portage la or about a four hour drive from the stress mounts for residents like Paul and Lois the front of their Home was completely dry in you could walk across a Farmer was still cropping it in said the Lake is about 10 metres from their front and just half a foot below the Elevation of their indoor Pool and equipment if the Lake reaches feet above sea they will have to Start the Langes Are waiting to see what the Lake does and whether the fed eral government will respond with Relo cation we really dont have a we dont know what to do until the water gets said studies show the Only real solution is to build an outlet from Southwest devils where the water int so into the Sheyenne if the Lake rises so High it flows naturally into the Sheyenne via stump Lake to the it will be the most brackish water because that where most land drainage three times in the past years the Lake has flooded naturally into the geologists to do the Lake would have to Rise to 1449 feet above sea that still 12 feet and seems like a but the Lake has been rising by an average of feet per year since the saving Grace for Manitoba is that the higher the Lake the More area it so More water is needed to raise it higher local meteorologists like Leon Osborne of the University of North Dakota estimate the current wet Cycle could last another eightto15 if precipitation keeps a steady Dev ils Lake could enter the red in 12 if Rains keep up the Pace of the past two the Lake could arrive in just eight Many residents Here Are miffed that any never mind their Lake could possibly be worse than that in the red i caught three Walleye on the weekend in devils Lake and they were said Jim the project supervisor for the rebuild ing of a three year old mayor Bott argues bacteria from Dev ils Lake has already transferred to the red River via boat Bilge and water he adds Dan tests on devils Lake biota show no species threatening to Manitoba Marine Many see their Hopes for the outlet increase with a Republican North Dakota is traditionally Republic As now that the democrats have a Senate North Dakota is Well positioned with two High ranking senators in Ken Conrad and Byron anger towards the Mani Toba government is just As the provinces concern for Manitoba fisheries is on this residents Are but it int always Belford Paul Lange sums up Many i dont blame the Manitoba govern just because there he just he adds lease for less Only a mid 2001 ram Quad lab 4x4 Down Down St Sale Price All incentives to dealer 2001 Sebring compact disc 2001 caravan Sepal 2001 jeep to sport prices plus taxes 2001intrepi 2001 Durango set plus St mm027 Sale Price hda to dealer silk k1m017 Sale Pace Rda to dealer k1c0031 Sale Price Rda to dealer St 01p063 60 taxes Apt buyout my charge Tuxedo Quality foods coff of it of Kenaston a Grant 1853 Grant Avenue at Kenaston City with 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