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Municipalities in the capital region continued to make headway Sunday in cleanup operations from the “remnants of Debby” storm system that hit Friday afternoon and evening.
Officials in the town of Chelsea, north of Gatineau said recovery work is continuing well although there was much work left to do.
The state of emergency is scheduled to end Monday morning.
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Chelsea spokesperson Ghislaine Grenier said in an email that the emergency measures mainly intended to “allow us to carry out recovery work as quickly as possible with our public works team but also by renting equipment and hiring contractors in order to ensure the safety of citizens whose properties are enclosed by sunken paths.”
Grenier said that most of the population is able to travel around the district “with caution.”
She said the municipality has had to temporarily restore the roads in order to ensure the safety of citizens. More permanent work will be done later.
Meanwhile, the National Capital Commission reported on X, formerly Twitter, that Blanchet and O’Brien beaches at Meech Lake are closed due to storm damage.
As of Sunday, the parkway network is closed to all visitors until further notice and the shuttle service is cancelled.
There were no reports of injuries.
In Ottawa, the beach water index continues to show the four city beaches are not recommended for swimming due to high E. coli counts.
The deluge also forced the cancellation of the sold-out opening night show of the three-night Great Outdoors Comedy Festival at Le Breton Flats. The Saturday and Sunday shows went on.
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In a memo to Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe and council on Saturday evening, Carina Duclos, director of Infrastructure Services, provided an update on damage to roads, intersections and culverts in hard-hit West Carleton and North Kanata neighbourhoods. The memo said that, following Friday’s “significant rain event,” all impacted roads were secured and that road closures were in place.
“Access to residences in the area is encumbered by the closures and detours, however residents can still get to their homes,” the memo read. “The immediate focus is on reinstating laneways in the Carp Village Area, improving access to homes, addressing priority shoulder work on critical roads and conducting early culvert repairs.”
It said the following roads currently have closures in place:
Old Maple Lane between Thomas A. Dolan Parkway and Strode Avenue due to flooding;
Old Second Line between Thomas A. Dolan Parkway and Murphy Side Road due to flooding;
Marchurst Road to be avoided at Murphy Side Road due to a collapsed culvert;
Steacie Drive closed between Teron Road and Alfred Casson Way due to flooding;
And March Road to be avoided at Carp Road due to flooding.
Light showers are expected Monday and Tuesday, with possible thundershowers in the evenings.
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