Water levels in Lake Ontario are beginning to approach the levels seen in the spring of 2017 when flooding damaged dozens of homes on the Toronto Islands but the city says that numerous precautionary steps taken in the wake of that event should hopefully “prevent a recurrence” this time around.
The Toronto Region Conservation Authority issued a shoreline hazard warning on Tuesday after the water level in Lake Ontario hit 75.5 metres.
The TRCA warning stated that properties which experienced flooding during the spring of 2017 could experience flood impacts again “as the water level in Lake Ontario continues to rise.” “Before the ferries would come in and they couldn’t dock properly because the water levels were so high. We have different levels now so the ferries are able to dock, ” he said.
He said that crews have set up sandbags along the eastern portion of Ward’s Island and will add more as necessary.
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