Flooding in Yarmouth County

Good morning,

EMO is in close contant with municipal emergency management coordinators in Argyle and Yarmouth as well as Nova Scotia Power.

NSP staff are monitoring the dam at Carleton and have been doing so throughout the night. There were concerns that the earthen dam that was built as work took place on the proper dam might not hold. However, the dam has not been breached.

Seven local residents that could have been affected if the dam breached were alerted by local emergency staff in the night. They choose to remain in their homes. If the status of the dam changes (it is being constantly monitored by a NSP construction crew), plans are in place to quickly inform residents in advance.

There was some flooding of roads in the area overnight, but storm drains have been cleared and the water has subsided. TIR reports that some local roads are now closed due to flooding. All have alternate routes.

EMO continues to monitor the situation.

No requests for assistance from EMO have been received from Argyle or Yarmouth, although we are in close contact with emergency managment coordinators for both municipalities.


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