The public is being asked to avoid Erie Shore Drive in Chatham-Kent due to flooding.
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Posted: Feb 05, 2021 8:55 AM ET | Last Updated: February 5
Lake Erie is seen in a file photo. A flood warning was issued for Erie Shores Drive in Chatham-Kent just before midnight on Thursday.(Katerina Georgieva/CBC) comments
The public is being asked to avoid Erie Shore Drive in Chatham-Kent due to the threat of flooding.
The Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority placed the area under a flood warning just before midnight on Thursday.
The LTVCA said in a media release that standing water is building up on properties and on the road in one area.
Officials are urging caution due to flooding reported along Erie Shore Drive on Friday.
Author of the article: Trevor Terfloth
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February didn’t spare Erie Shore Drive on Friday, with high winds and waves combined with freezing temperatures leaving a treacherous scene in their wake.
The road, which has been hit hard with flooding in recent years, was covered in water in some spots, while many trees and yards were coated in ice.
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Author of the article: Trevor Terfloth
Publishing date: Jan 18, 2021 • January 18, 2021 • 1 minute read • Forests and wetlands act as safe havens for many species, notes the Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority. Such natural areas also contribute benefits to human, ecological and economic health, including the safeguarding of drinking water sources, maintaining water tables for agriculture, industry and households, reducing the impacts of climate change, promoting soil health for agriculture and reducing flooding impacts. Peter Epp/Chatham This Week
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The Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority and a few partners have broken ground on a new parcel of land in Cedar Springs that will be restored to forest and wetlands.
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The Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority and a few partners have broken ground on a new parcel of land in Cedar Springs that will be restored to forest and wetlands.
Glenn Seed Ltd., Ridge Landfill Community Trust, Forests Ontario and Engie have joined with the conservation authority to transform the current site at Orchard Farm into 5.7 hectares of forest and 0.8 hectares of wetlands.
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“Many partners make for great projects, evident in the project we are starting here,” said Randall Van Wagner, manager of conservation lands and services. “Providing close to $50,000 in green infrastructure will improve the health of our watershed.”