flooding

“I’ve lived here 45 years and never seen anything like it.”

"We had a lot of big storms, a lot of rain during July and so that could have caused nutrients to essentially enter the lake and help facilitate these blooms."

"We're starting to see it more and more. The weather patterns, I think are changing."

"It's like a program or code based on historical water supply records that can simulate what could happen from different decisions."

"The risk of flooding on Lake Ontario and the upper St. Lawrence River has declined from moderate in December 2020 to low."

"We realized that it would be beneficial for the Board to be smaller so they can make decisions in a quicker fashion."

"In January when the shipping season is over, do exactly what you did last winter - physically let out as much water as you can because you don’t know what’s going to happen next spring."

By lowering the outflows from Lake Ontario, the Board hopes to make navigation in the St. Lawrence River safer and raise the water levels in Lake St. Louis.

Water levels throughout the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River System are expected to peak below the record-high levels seen in 2019.

Volunteers are now helping people to set up new shelters and move belongings.