Troops roll into Gatineau to assist in flood relief


Troops roll into to Gatineau to assist in flood relief
The Ottawa River at the Gatineau-Hull marina opposite Parliament Hill had risen by 30 cm since Friday, according to the Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board. It was at 44.59 metres above sea level late Friday; Saturday it was at 44.89 metres. The

About a dozen armoured personnel carriers and tarp-covered trucks rolled into Gatineau on Saturday evening, bringing with them 115 Canadian Armed Forces troops prepared to tackle the rising waters of the Ottawa River. The noisy cavalcade lifted local

Passersby cheered as army vehicles enter the Hull Regiment on Saturday evening May 6, 2017, from CFB Valcartier near Quebec City. Dylan C. Robertson/Postmedia -. About a dozen armoured personnel carriers and

Troops roll into to Gatineau to assist in flood relief

Gatineau emergency workers helped the people of Rue Saint-Louis area in Gatineau Friday May 5, 2017. (Tony Caldwell/Postmedia). 2 / 11. Firefighters check on a resident as the residents of Constance Bay deal with the Ottawa River rising to record …

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson and Coun. Eli El-Chantiry make their way down flooded Moorhead Drive in the Willola Beach area on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Andrew Seymour, Postmedia) -. Hundreds of volunteers filled sandbags in

Firefighters check on a resident as the residents of Constance Bay deal with the Ottawa River rising to record levels and flooding the region. Wayne Cuddington/Postmedia. Postmedia. Volunteers fill sandbags at the Constance Bay Community Centre as the

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