Federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale is being shown around flooded areas on the Ottawa-Rockland border as Ottawa River water levels appear to be settling. According to the Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board, which controls and measures water levels, its forecasts suggest the water has peaked in Arnprior, Ont., and the Pontiac, Que., west of the capital. Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, Goodale and other local officials toured flooded areas Ottawa and Clarence-Rockland, Ont., to the east this morning. Students join fellow volunteers as they form a sandbag assembly line, fighting to hold back floodwaters on the Ottawa River in Cumberland on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Focus on west OttawaIn Ottawa, volunteers are being asked to head only to the rural west end to help communities such as Constance Bay and Fitzroy Harbour.

Source: CBC News May 02, 2019 10:31 UTC