Top stories of 2013: Flooding hits central and Northern Saskatchewan
Prince Albert and northeastern Saskatchewan’s spring and summer flooding didn’t just make local headlines; it made headlines across the province and the nation.
Excess spring run off and a record water release from Gardiner Dam led to evacuations, highways being rerouted periodically, park closures, and people disobeying road closures.
Reporters at paNOW donned their rubber boots, got a little mud on the tires, and drove hours to talk to people whose homes were at risk of being washed away.
While we didn’t see the level of devastation that major flooding caused in Southern Alberta, there was a direct cause and effect in our province from Alberta.