Three little piggies and the big bad flood!!!!

When I saw these three little piggies I immediately thought, where are there owners??? Are they dead in there house?? Are they trying to save these little guys??? Or did they just completely abandon them them when they needed them the most?? All these thoughts just popped into my head at the same time. Many animals are losing there homes all because of the stupid floods. But what I'm also wondering is, how did the pigs get up on top of the piece of roof there on? I never knew pigs could swim and i don't think they were put up there. So many questions so little answers!!!

-Jason Wall   ;)

$$$ All about Money! $$

If Manitoba floods every year, causing flood damages, what is the point in living there?

I really dont see one, because I am pretty sure no one likes throwing money out the window, especially in todays economy. Maybe, these people live there because they have family, has sentimental value or other reasons. I really don think it would be the smartest place to live, because the cost of flooding is tons! I guess, if people like throwing there money away, its okay for them to live in a place like Manitoba.

~EmilyMary

How High is The Water?



Look at the water levels in the diagram above, man didnt the Great Flood of 1882 get the best of Brandon eh. Were lucky we dont leave somewhere, where it floods every year but most years its no this bad. But this year the flood is about as high as the The Great of 1882, but back then I dont think there was that much people. So the water didnt come as polluted as it is now because we have cars and more people which make more manuer, more car (which have gas and oil), and more garbage since we have factories that produce products. This flood is only off my like a meter of the flood of 1882 and they knew that there was going to be a flood this year, but they didnt know it was going to be this out of controll. Did they?

Riley

The Clean-up

Could you imagine being one of the many people who have to help clean up the mess this flood made!? like it goes through garbage dumps and it's all polluted and contaminated. Imagine how far it would spread because the water goes where ever it wants because it's so powerful, carrying all the garbage and pollution it picked up on it's way and spreading it into a bunch of water systems and polluting them also. Obviously, if you really think about it, these floods could be even worse than it is now and go into other water systems and maybe pollute a towns water like walkerton's tragedy. About the same thing could happen but hopefully the town's commitee would admit to the town's water being polluted/contaminated so that it doesn't kill people. But every year this happens, there's probably this big clean-up and it must be gross. I feel bad for the people who has to pick it all up.
-Wyatt :D

Every Year

Imagine having to deal with this flood every year without being able to completely save your home. I would not want to live any where near the river because the freezing water would come into your home every year. Imagine having to evacuate every single year or else you will be flooded and could be injured in your home.

I bet this is the happiest duck in the world with all the more swimmiing space but at the peoples home expense.

Cam W

Are we gonna learn anything?

All of us Canadians, espesially the one's around winnipeg, know that these big floods are gonna happen every year but it's it's always, "Oh my gosh the flood is coming the flood is coming!" and then everyone is freaking out and yet they could be A LOT more prepared for this flood every year. It's like they procrastinate this problem until it gets really big so that they get on the news or something. And another thing.... If people know that a big flood comes every year and it could get bigger and bigger every year.. why do they live in such an un-safe environment? Like, honestly, if your so scared of the flood and such, why don't you move away from there? How come so many people have lived there their whole lives and maybe they suffer all that money every year because of the yearly flood that they still can not control somehiw, with all the technology we have today they can't invent something amazing to stop it. But that's just my thoughts, I'm sure they have their reasons to do things.

-Wyatt

Floods Pollute Water Systems

Did you know floods don't just destroy homes and buildings, cover roads and stop people from getting where they want to go? They also pollute water systems. How you ask? Well, do you know what farmers have in their crops. Pesticides, and when the farm lands become flooded, all of the pesticides are in the water. Once the water flows back into large bodies of water all of the pesticides go with it. Once it enters the water systems all of the fish are living in the pesticides. Over time this could very well kill them. Although floods don't occur often in most places, the do happen. And we need to be prepared.
- Jenna