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CP NewsAlert: Residents can return home after Quebec dike declared safe

Dec 14, 2023 | 2:12 PM

MONT-LAURIER, Que. — Authorities say work carried out by government engineers has stabilized a dike northwest of Montreal that was at risk of bursting.

With the Morier dike in the Laurentians region deemed safe, hundreds of residents from the municipalities of Chute-Saint-Philippe and Lac-des-Écorces can return home after being forced out 11 days ago.

More coming.

The Canadian Press