French River, Ont., mayor says community bracing for more flooding, province sends volunteers to help sandbag
Posted on: Apr 17, 2026 05:36 IST | Posted by: Cbc
As big parts of northeast Ontario grip with rising ethel waters from snowfall melt and rain this week — which has already forced several areas under states of emergency due to road washouts and flooding — the Municipality of French River, Ont., is "bracing" for impact from water held back by dams further north.
"The deal, basically, is that everybody's gonna hurt a little bit," she said. "But the dam operators have been very sympathetic and are trying their best to to work with us to manage the flow."
Pageau said about 50 homes are at risk of flooding or already under water. In some areas flood waters are five feet deep. "We've been informed that there is more water coming down the watershed, and we will be experiencing another hike ... Probably starting tomorrow and Monday," she said.
"There's just nowhere else for the water to go."
The province has sent volunteers to help people in the community fill sandbags, Pageau said, and an emergency shelter will be set up on Monday for those with nowhere else to stay during the flooding.
Environment Canada issued a yellow level rainfall warning for North Bay, Ont., and surrounding areas on Saturday, and warned the ground is "already near saturation" and "has a limited capacity to absorb this rainfall." With 20 to 30 millimetres of rain expected, the weather alert said localized flooding is likely and some roads may become impassable.
The community of Chisholm Township, south of North Bay, declared a state of emergency on Saturday morning. Some are roads were closed and residents there are being told to shelter in place.
The City of North Bay issued a notice on Friday saying it was making sandbags available at Sunset Park and Champlain Park as the potential for flooding along the Lake Nipissing shoreline increases.
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