As Lake Ontario water levels continue to rise, communities in Durham, Ont., are preparing for another flooding event this spring.
However, physical distancing measures are making it harder to prepare. This year, tasks like sandbagging have changed drastically.
Weir says over the past couple of weeks only four other staff members have been able to help fill sandbags, forcing them to work longer hours to fulfill demand.
It comes at a time when the province has issued a flood watch with severe weather expected in late May. “If we do get a very wet spring, we could see levels compared to what we had last year,” says Amanda McDonald, an environmental engineering technician with the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority (CLOCA).