Residents along the Ottawa River in Renfrew County are preparing for what experts are expecting to be major flooding.
The Ottawa River Regulating Committee has issued flood warnings along the Ottawa River ranging from Lac Coulonge in Whitewater Region to Lac des Chats near Arnprior.
At this time, Nicholson anticipates flooding to affect 50 properties in the township located along the Ottawa River. "We will go to a community sand bag filling area and then look for assets outside the community to come in and help us fill sand bags en masse." "It's a modest level of concern. By comparison it's not the highest level but we're certainly aware of it," says Whitewater Region resident Kevin Abrams.Currently the roadway at the end of his driveway is covered by six inches of water. In 2019, he says that level reached eight feet.
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