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Completely surrounded by water from the flooding Red river this farm is still able to carry on with work around the barns as they are elevated above the flood level
Completely surrounded by water from the flooding Red river this farm is still able to carry on with work around the barns as they are elevated above the flood level

Completely surrounded by water from the flooding Red river this farm is still able to carry on with work around the barns as they are elevated above the flood level

Date4/6/1966
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Original Toronto Star caption: Completely surrounded by water from the flooding Red river this farm is still able to carry on with work around the barns as they are elevated above the flood level. This is near St. Jean Manitoba.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0007154F
Trouble spot: Harbor commission officials say the Keating Channel, pictured above, which carries water from the Don River, should be dredged to help prevent flooding of the Don Valley Parkway
Trouble spot: Harbor commission officials say the Keating Channel, pictured above, which carries water from the Don River, should be dredged to help prevent flooding of the Don Valley Parkway
8/27/1986
Rice paddies: Homes on the outskirts of Chatham, near Highway 2, are still surrounded by water from the Thames River, although the levels are subsiding
Rice paddies: Homes on the outskirts of Chatham, near Highway 2, are still surrounded by water from the Thames River, although the levels are subsiding
2/26/1985
Surrounded by water following the recent storm and flooding along the Lake Erie shoreline, is this farm in the small community of Erieau, south of Chatham. [Incomplete]
Surrounded by water following the recent storm and flooding along the Lake Erie shoreline, is this farm in the small community of Erieau, south of Chatham. [Incomplete]
4/11/1973
Fighting floods: Firefighters' hoses carry water from basements in the tiny village of Churchville flooded when the Credit River, blocked by ice floes, backed up Saturday night
Fighting floods: Firefighters' hoses carry water from basements in the tiny village of Churchville flooded when the Credit River, blocked by ice floes, backed up Saturday night
3/8/1987
There's no stopping 2 men with a thirst, Flood waters from the rain-swollen Nith River overflowed into New Hamburg Saturday, leaving the Brewers Retail store on a small island-but still open
There's no stopping 2 men with a thirst, Flood waters from the rain-swollen Nith River overflowed into New Hamburg Saturday, leaving the Brewers Retail store on a small island-but still open
4/20/1975
Flood worker surveys choppy waters of Red River as wind whipped across prairie adding to stricken residents' fears
Flood worker surveys choppy waters of Red River as wind whipped across prairie adding to stricken residents' fears
5/1/1979
Flood waters from Nolin Creek swirl around Sudbury's Assomption school, About 20 families have fled their homes and 500 students got today off
Flood waters from Nolin Creek swirl around Sudbury's Assomption school, About 20 families have fled their homes and 500 students got today off
4/1/1963
A truck plows through floodwaters on a road near Leamington, one of the areas worst hit by flooding from heavy rain and water blown ashore from Lake E(...)
A truck plows through floodwaters on a road near Leamington, one of the areas worst hit by flooding from heavy rain and water blown ashore from Lake E(...)
11/15/1972
Waters rise relentlessly around a farmhouse isolated on a rapidly-shrinking island in Red River Valley
Waters rise relentlessly around a farmhouse isolated on a rapidly-shrinking island in Red River Valley
4/27/1979
The red man's revenge : a tale of the Red River flood
The red man's revenge : a tale of the Red River flood
1880-1901.
Flooding around a home on Frenchman's Bay
Flooding around a home on Frenchman's Bay
3/5/1973
Canadian soldiers ride on a farmer's wagon through flood waters of the Assiniboine river as they travel assists volunteers in plugging dykes in the Ba(...)
Canadian soldiers ride on a farmer's wagon through flood waters of the Assiniboine river as they travel assists volunteers in plugging dykes in the Ba(...)
5/13/1948