Kashechewan’s young and old to be moved amid flood concerns – CBC

Apr 22, 2015

Threat of flooding from ice-clogged Albany River a perennial problem in northern Ontario community

The youngest and oldest people in the remote northern Ontario community of Kashechewan will be moved out of the area starting today amid concerns about flooding.

An evacuation was initially planned for next Monday, but officials have decided to start the effort to move about 600 vulnerable residents out earlier because of concerns about damage to a dike meant to protect the community from the Albany River.

Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus said Wednesday that aerial observers have reported a great deal of ice, “so there is a lot of concern that this could be a very big flooding year.”

Read More: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/kashechewan-to-start-evacuation-early-amid-flood-concerns-1.3044922