Gatineau, Québec  reducing flood response after water levels decrease by 65cm

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/gatineau-quebec-ottawa-river-flood-sandbag-assistance-9.7189845
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Gatineau, Québec  réduit sa réponse aux crues printanières après que les niveaux de l’eau baissent de 65cm

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2251893/inondations-gatineau-plan-retablissement

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Gatineau scaling back flood response as Ottawa River recedes | CBC News

Sandbag sites in Gatineau, Que., will close throughout the day Wednesday, while the city's flooding assistance centre will shut down on Thursday as river levels continue their gradual decline.

CBC

Are dams and reservoirs on the Ottawa River intended to prevent flooding?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/do-dams-and-reservoirs-actually-prevent-communities-from-flooding-explainer-ottawa-river-9.7188590
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Est-ce que les barrages et les réservoirs de la rivière des Outaouais prévus pour prévenir les inondations?

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Are dams and reservoirs on the Ottawa River intended to prevent flooding? | CBC News

In the wake of spring flooding, many people affected by rising water levels are asking: are the dams and reservoirs upstream doing enough to protect their homes and properties?

CBC

Mercier Island Bridge and Anse-à-l’Orme Road in Montréal have reopened after flooding

https://montreal.citynews.ca/2026/05/02/ile-mercier-bridge-re-opens-flooding-closure/
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Le pont de l’île Mercier et le chemin de l’Anse-à-l’Orme à Montréal ont réouvert après les crues printanières

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Montreal's Île Mercier Bridge re-opens after spring flooding forced closure

Île Mercier Bridge has been re-opened as of Saturday noon after being closed due to rising water level nearly two weeks ago. Rising water level from spring flooding had prompted officials to close the Île Mercier Bridge to vehicle traffic as of 7 p.m. April 20 in the borough of L’Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève. Pedestrians were allowed to […]

CityNews Montreal

Water levels are increasing on the Ottawa River between Mattawa and Pembroke while they are stable or decreasing slightly between Lake Coulonge and Carillon

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-river-flood-watch-here-s-the-latest-9.7181611
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Les niveaux d’eau augmentent sur la rivière des Outaouais entre Mattawa et Pembroke, tandis qu’ils sont stables ou diminuent entre Lac Coulonge et Carillon

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2249752/pluie-fonte-neige-inondations-gatineau-pontiac

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Ottawa River flood watch: Here's the latest | CBC News

Water levels and flows along the main stem of the Ottawa River continue to rise slowly from Mattawa to Pembroke, while they are stable or slightly declining between Lake Coulonge and Carillon, according to the latest update from the Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board.

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C’est la saison des #inondations au Québec. Et comme chaque année, on empile des sacs de sable. Mais pour l’hydrogéomorphologue Pascale Biron, il faudrait changer de paradigme, en « laissant leur espace de liberté aux rivières ». https://www.sciencepresse.qc.ca/actualites-scientifiques/2026/04/24/changer-approche-contre-inondations
Changer d’approche contre les inondations

C’est la saison des inondations au Québec. Et comme chaque année, on empile des sacs de sable et on s’inquiète de la résilience des infrastructures mises en place pour limiter les dégâts. Mais pour l’hydrogéomorphologue Pascale Biron, il faudrait changer de paradigme, en « laissant leur espace de liberté aux rivières ».

Agence Science-Presse

C’est la saison des #inondations au Québec. Et comme chaque année, on empile des sacs de sable et on s’inquiète de la résilience des infrastructures mises en place pour limiter les dégâts. Mais pour l’hydrogéomorphologue Pascale Biron, il faudrait changer de paradigme, en « laissant leur espace de liberté aux rivières ».

https://www.sciencepresse.qc.ca/actualites-scientifiques/2026/04/24/changer-approche-contre-inondations

Changer d’approche contre les inondations

C’est la saison des inondations au Québec. Et comme chaque année, on empile des sacs de sable et on s’inquiète de la résilience des infrastructures mises en place pour limiter les dégâts. Mais pour l’hydrogéomorphologue Pascale Biron, il faudrait changer de paradigme, en « laissant leur espace de liberté aux rivières ».

Agence Science-Presse

Water levels are stabilizing or lightly decreasing on the Ottawa River between Pembroke, Ontario  and Carillon, Québec 

But people are not out of the woods yet.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-river-flood-2026-update-news-water-levels-9.7176285
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Les niveaux d’eau de la rivière des Outaouais se stabilisent ou diminuent légèrement entre Pembroke, Ontario  et Carillon, Québec 

Mais les gens ne sont pas sortis du bois encore

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2248844/inondation-crue-printaniere-gatineau-outaouais

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Ottawa River levels keep stabilizing, but situation could still worsen | CBC News

Water levels and flows on the Ottawa River are either stable or continue to slightly decline in areas between Pembroke, Ont., and Carillon, Que., according to Friday's update from the river's planning board.

CBC

Red Cross pitching in to help Gatineau, Québec   residents as Ottawa River levels stabilize

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/red-cross-pitching-in-to-help-gatineau-residents-as-ottawa-river-levels-stabilize-9.7172576
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La Croix rouge apporte son aide aux résidents•tes de Gatineau, Québec  tandis que le niveau de l’eau de la rivière des Outaouais se stabilise

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Red Cross pitching in to help Gatineau residents as Ottawa River levels stabilize | CBC News

Water levels along the Ottawa River are beginning to stabilize but at major flood levels, causing some residents in parts of Gatineau, Que., to temporarily flee their homes.

CBC

Montréal has built a 1.5km wall to protect homes on Pierrefonds’ shore

https://montreal.citynews.ca/2026/04/22/flood-watch-temporary-wall-pierrefonds/
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Montréal a construit un mur de 1,5km pour protéger les maisons sur la berge de Pierrefonds

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2248196/inondations-ameliorations-seconde-vague-avertissement

#Montréal #Floods #Inondations #CruesPrintanières

Montreal flood watch: City builds 1.5-km temporary wall to protect Pierrefonds homes

A 1.5-kilometre-long temporary dike system – a protective wall separating homes from the Rivière des Prairies – has gone up in Pierrefonds-Roxboro. The City of Montreal says the $1.5 million wall runs through people’s properties and across their fence lines. The measure is temporary, explained Montreal’s mayor, because “we couldn’t build a wall in the […]

CityNews Montreal

The city of Gatineau, Québec  expects water levels to peak tomorrow.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/gatineau-water-levels-to-peak-monday-flooding-9.7159762
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La ville de Gatineau, Québec  s’attend que les niveaux de l’eau culminent demain

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2247212/inondation-gatineau-prevision-hausse

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Water levels chould peak in Gatineau on Monday, evacuations underway elsewhere | CBC News

Water levels will likely peak Monday in Gatineau, Que., as officials continue to keep close watch on flooding, the city said in an update Sunday.

CBC