The State of Emergency in Whitewater Region has been declared over by Township Mayor Neil Nicholson.
The declaration was revoked as at 4PM Friday (May 12th) following a meeting of the Municipal Emergency control Group (MECG) held Thursday.
Water levels are deemed to have receded sufficiently to focus on Recovery.
The MECG will continue to meet with the freshet team until water levels return to normal.
The Township has or will be conducting a final wellness check by telephone, email, or in-person to the affected and registered residents. This call will also serve to collect information relating to the extent of damage to private property.
In accordance with the Flood Readiness Plan, the Township will be conducting pick-up of utilized sandbags. When it is safe to do so, residents are encouraged to place their used sandbags at the nearest municipal road
intersection, at the location of a local sand depot or at the end of driveway bordering a municipal road.
The Township will be issuing Special Tipping Vouchers to residents to use at the landfill on loads being hauled to the dump.
This will include the clean up of debris from your damaged buildings and structures and material that has floated onto your property from other sources.
To obtain a Special Tipping Voucher, residents must register at the following link:
https://form.foreaction.cloud/submit/whitewater-region indicating under “Category” the type of debris.
The Township has met with representatives of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) in a request to activate Disaster Relief Assistance for Ontarians (DRAO), and, while not yet confirmed, asks residents to register for the DRAO though the Township website.
Finally, Whitewater Region is working with the Canadian Red Cross to obtain Flood Clean-Up Kits and additional information will be provided shortly.
By Rick Stow