They wanted a lake. They got a flood. In 2021, the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans ordered that the gates in the aboiteau on the Avon River beneath the Highway 101 causeway be opened, allowing the free passage of fish on the river. That order drained the artificial Lake Pisiquid next to downtown Windsor, […]
  • FireRetardant@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Imagine letting an entire area flood because you refused to use existing stormwater infrastructure, lied about expert opinions, and ignored rainfall warnings with the logic “you got forecasted rain, then you got actual rain.” This guy should be facing prison time for these actions.

    This is obvious corruption for developer interests in preserving the “lake”. Our tax dollars paid for those gates to be built and our tax dollars will be used to repair many of the damages from the completely preventable flood. We cannot shrug this off and let other municipalities suffer a similar fate where they are sold out and destroyed for corporate interests.

  • joshhsoj1902English
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    1 year ago

    We’ll continue to monitor that situation. Obviously, these things are in flux. I mean, significant rainfall over 24 hours. You know, you have forecast for rain and then you have actual rain.

    Part of the point of forecasts is that they try to warn about worst case scenarios. Dismissing all forecasts because the worst case doesn’t always happen is idiotic and reckless.