Taber, Alta., declared a local state of emergency late Wednesday afternoon due to overland flooding. of Taber has been in a state of emergency since Friday, but officials hadn't anticipated the waters would reach the town itself. Water was seen moving north toward the town's water treatment plant, officials said in a statement at 6:15 p.m., but no damage had yet occurred at that time. "We have crews on scene on the south side of the reservoir, currently digging a trench to create further flow of the water in question near the water treatment plant and reservoir. We're attempting to create a situation where water and rain away from the water treatment infrastructure to the west of our town reservoir," he said.

Source: CBC News March 29, 2018 01:18 UTC