Bracebridge is advising some residents of the Springdale Shores, Holiday Park Drive and Cedar Shores areas to leave their homes amid continued flooding. Bracebridge and the nearby Township of Minden Hills have declared emergencies due to flooding, while dozens of other areas are under flood watches or warnings. Article Continued BelowOfficials in eastern Ontario are also warning that water levels on the Ottawa River could reach levels last seen during the floods of 2017. Michael Sarich, senior water resources engineer with the Ottawa River Regulation Secretariat, says levels have been “sharply increasing” over the last week. Article Continued Below“In 2017, levels and flows reached unprecedented historic levels, pretty well for most of the length of the Ottawa River.

Source: thestar April 25, 2019 11:15 UTC