Ralls Island Needs a Dike

At the opening of the Trapper's Festival, I had a chance to meet Dan Davie (top photo) a councillor with the R.M. of Kelsey. Later that day, we had a chance to follow up on his concerns. One of these is the Ralls Dike (bottom photo - proposed dike is shown in the black line). It is badly needed.

Last year with the high water much of the farmland was flooded out, either it did not get seeded or was flooded out after it was seeded. This year with the high amount of snow in northern Manitoba in The Pas area, there is a concern, once again, about potential flooding problems.

This Ralls Island dike is badly needed. There has already been a lot of planning and community consultation. It is just waiting for the approval of funding by the province to proceed. The community has already raised more than its share of the funds. It is time for the province to come to the table to make sure this project is completed before there is more flooding.