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Montréal, Quebec. "What do we tell our residents that have been there for decades -- and have their home and have lived there all their lives? The $50 million in federal funds comes from the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund, which was created in 2017 to help communities build the infrastructure they need to better withstand extreme weather like floods, fires, earthquakes and droughts. Rachel Lau {* traditionalSignIn_emailAddress *} Itsik Romano's home in Pierrefonds-Roxboro stayed bone-dry last spring, thanks to the borough's extensive underground infrastructure renovations and everything the city did to fend off the rising waters of the Rivière des Prairies. Beis argues city officials have been vague about how they plan to invest a $50-million grant from the federal government, designated to protect the Island of Montreal from flooding. We need to make sure we can have permanent structures and if we can't, we have to be transparent with citizens and find other solutions.".

Several boroughs have requested permanent dikes, Filato said, but "we need to have a  global approach because every dike that is placed in one sector can impact another sector.". "It makes absolutely no sense," said Beis. Pierrefonds officials are working to help with spring flood prevention by closing down a section of Gouin Blvd. The city has a wide range of equipment that can be set up quickly in areas affected by flooding.

Beis said he wonders whether the city's plan is the best way to protect homeowners in a flood zone. MONTREAL -- We have sent a confirmation email to {* emailAddressData *}. The group is calling on the City of Montreal to move quickly to install permanent dikes along the river, rather than relying on hastily erected, temporary structures made of water-filled bladders and sandbags as they did last spring. The mayor of Montreal's Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough says he's frustrated with what he calls the City of Montreal's lack of transparency over whether or not millions of dollars of federal funds will be used to prevent future disastrous flooding in the West Island.

Residents living along the Pierrefonds-Roxboro waterfront are concerned that a 40-year-old dike along the river won't hold if there's another flood next spring. Beis and Filato will meet this week to discuss the matter further.

They want permanent dikes erected and their homes taken off the flood maps.

"On this question, politics has to be put aside. Borough Mayor Jim Beis agrees, and he's urging Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante to act now rather than spend years talking about possible solutions. Check to see if your home is located in a flood-prone area. Now I can easily pull the party line and say it's because I don't sit inside the party.

That we don't have any permanent solutions?"

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Enter your email address to get a new one. With spring just around the corner, a group of residents in Pierrefonds-Roxboro have teamed up with borough Mayor Jim Beis to demand Montreal take swift action against flooding.

Those flood maps were released about eight months ago, placing properties determined to fall in flood zones under an interim construction moratorium while Quebec creates a provincewide flood plan. He says it's Plante's responsibility to get the province and federal governments involved and to ensure that property owners whose homes are no longer at risk of flooding now that mitigation measures are in place don't suffer the consequences of having their properties included on flood maps. Rosannie Filato said the $50 million in federal funding that the Project Montréal administration secured last summer to create that park will go, in part, toward preserving wetlands — a natural defence against flooding. What we want to do is keep those green spaces and make sure the water is absorbed," she said. Comments on this story are moderated according to our Submission Guidelines. Yesterday.

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H3B 4G7 © 2002-2020 Rogers Media. She said the city wants citizens to be safe and secure, but it does not want to make hasty decisions that might not be the right ones in the long run. Beis also called for permanent flood-prevention infrastructure to be installed quickly.

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"But we really do have to start thinking on the long-term level," Filato said. As long as they're in effect, Romano says, they are making it impossible for him to get full insurance coverage or a renovation permit, or to sell his home at a decent price. That follow-up will include long-term mitigation measures for all of Quebec, she said.

"We know that if they put those solutions on a permanent basis, we're not going to be flooded," said Romano. 1200 McGill College Ave., 8th Floor. Crucial infrastructure renovations and repairs over the last three years have proven effective, she said, as have the emergency response measures the city now has at the ready. 4:11. Projet Montreal councillor Rosannie Filato denies that accusation, saying Beis has always been in the loop. All rights reserved. ; Contact your municipality to familiarize yourself with the flooding risks in your district and the emergency measures in place.

Beis said he wants to raise his concerns with members of the mayor's team, but he said the centre city is making all the decisions and not consulting with the borough. He notes it will all depend on whether there are plans to construct permanent dikes in the area. {* traditionalSignIn_signInButton *}, {* backButton *} Beis said the psychological stress on the community is enormous. We need to work together," she said, adding that the wetlands they'll develop will go a long way to preventing future floods. Use of this Website assumes acceptance of Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy, Supervising Producer, Digital Content CTV News Montreal, Published Tuesday, January 28, 2020 7:39AM EST, Last Updated Tuesday, January 28, 2020 7:51PM EST, a $50-million grant from the federal government, the money is earmarked for wetland development, 'It's on our minds every spring': Pierrefonds-Roxboro residents concerned about potential flooding, Beaconsfield calls on province to remove homes from new flood zone maps, Municipalities want better communication after third flood zone map released, Video shows Quebec City stabbing suspect arrested. Being a waterfront community, he said, it's inevitable that some homes will be on the flood map, but not "everything that's identified on that map has to be there.". Sorry we could not verify that email address. She said Montreal is in constant communication with the province on this issue.
Meanwhile, Plante said Montreal is "looking at all the possible solutions," including its investment in the Grand Parc de l'Ouest, or Great Western Park, which will help mitigate flooding in the sector. By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses.

He's among a group of West Island residents who want their properties taken off those maps since their homes were safe from flooding before 2017 and haven't flooded since. We've sent an email with instructions to create a new password. He claims Robert Beaudry, the Montreal councillor in charge of large parks, told him the money is earmarked for wetland development, including the Grand Parc de l'Ouest project. Please confirm the information below before signing up.

Cities all over the world have been staving off floodwaters for generations by building dikes and using other time-tested techniques, he said, and now it's time for Montreal to do the same. Despite red zone restrictions, Montrealers get creative to celebrate Halloween, Quebec musicians pleading for help as survey shows one-in-five saying show's over, 'There's never a dull moment': 12-year-old dabbling in special effects make up has new face every day, 'That bothers me a lot': To fight cynicism, youth in Kanesatake pen letters to politicians, A time change, on top of everything else? Pages Businesses Media/News Company Global News Videos Flooding in Pierrefonds, QC. "It's not by buying a parcel of land in the west that protects my territory.". "I can't possibly tell people who have been living here for decades and generations that they have to pack up and leave because we have no idea on how to save their communities when we've done it temporarily," said Beis.

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