A western Manitoba town that’s been hit by floodwater over the past two years is getting some protection from high water.
Reston was hit twice by flooding in less than a week in June 2013.
About a year later, metre-deep water struck parts of the community, washing out roads and crops and causing sewage backups.
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To prevent further flooding, the federal, provincial and local municipal governments are spending more than a million dollars to build a dike system on the west side of Reston to protect 30 homes.
The money from the senior governments is coming from the Community Dikes Initiative.
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