Residents in Quebec’s Laurentians Waiting for News After Evacuation From Eroded Dike

Published on December 5, 2023

Hundreds of residents of two municipalities in Quebec’s Laurentians region are awaiting further news after being ordered to leave their homes due to structural problems in a nearby dike. Government inspectors found structural weaknesses in the Morier dike during a recent visit that could lead it to burst. The evacuation order was issued on Dec. 3 night for about 1,000 properties near the Kiamika River in the municipalities of Chute-St-Philippe and Lac-des-Ecorces. The inspectors suspect internal erosion to be the cause of the structural damage. Martin Ferland, an engineer at the General Directorate of Dams of the Ministry of the Environment, says experts don’t know yet when it will be safe for residents to return, noting they’re still investigating and will try to give people an answer as soon as possible....

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