Flooding continues in Iroquois Falls
CTV
It has been more than two months since water levels at Nellie Lake reached unprecedented levels – overtaking people’s shorelines and causing property damage.
It has been more than two months since water levels at Nellie Lake reached unprecedented levels – overtaking people’s shorelines and causing property damage.
The water has begun to recede – but officials said there is still a danger of more flooding.
Lakeside property owner Mitch Bujold told CTV News he is glad water is receding and that he can now access his gazebo, which sustained minor damage.
“There is people out there that did have some damage done, with the water, so I feel for them,” said Bujold.
“But the water will go down again and, I mean, hopefully, next summer it will be back to normal. But, for now, all the sandbags you see here, they’re all going to stay there until next spring. I’m not going to move them.”
The issue is not over though according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF), their officials said water levels are still dangerously high.
The MNRF said there are plans now underway to pump water out of the lake to areas where it can properly drain into the Abitibi River.
