I have a couple of friends in the naval reserve (Regina) who just came back from doing a week of service, filling sand bags and such. A bunch of other reservists and regulars are in Manitoba helping out. The aerial photos that I've seen are just crazy - it will be next to impossible to get any crops planted this year unless things drain quickly.

In a related story, they dumped water from the Boundary Dam near Estevan but because of the situation with the river flowing down stream to North Dakota and then back up to Winnipeg, they recaptured the water in a neighbouring reservoir so they wouldn't add to an already frustrating situation. (2nd worst in 100 years only the '67 flood was worse.)

BigMca (Stranger...) best wishes to you and the predicament. I heard the PM was in the area when the emergency was declared in Winnipeg today.