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The 1950 Red River flood was a devastating flood that took place along the Red River in The Dakotas and Manitoba from April 15 to June 12, 1950. Damage was particularly severe in the city of Winnipeg and its environs, which were inundated on May 5, also known as Black Friday to some residents.
The Manitoba government estimated 7,100 residents were displaced from their homes. Flood-fighting and compensation cost causing $1 billion." [49] The CAD60 million Red River Floodway was built to mitigate flood damage on the Red River. Since its completion in the 1960s, it has saved an estimated CAD30 billion in damages in 20 flooding events. [50]
April–May 1950 — 1950 Red River flood: Southern Manitoba was gripped by severe flooding, forcing thousands of evacuations and causing millions of dollars worth of property damages. February 1951 — Manitoba's first commercial oil well was tapped in the Virden area. 1952 — Legislation passed allowing women to sit on juried in the Virden area.
The Red River floods refer to the various flooding events in recent history of the Red River of the North, which forms the border between North Dakota and Minnesota and flows north, into Manitoba. Around 16% of the Red River basin , excluding the Assiniboine basin, is located in Canada; the remainder is within The Dakotas and Minnesota.
1950 – 1950 Red River flood, the largest flood to hit Winnipeg since 1861; the flood held waters above flood stage for 51 days. 1952 – Winnipeg Enterprises Corp. established. 1955 – Winnipeg Arena opened. 1956 – Winnipeg Declaration. 1958 - The Manitoba Theatre Centre established.
Pent-up demand brought a boom in housing development, but building activity came to a halt due to the 1950 Red River flood, the largest flood to hit Winnipeg since 1861; the flood held waters above the flood stage for 51 days. On May 8, 1950, eight dikes collapsed, four of the city's eleven bridges were destroyed, and nearly 100,000 people had ...
Early May - The Winnipeg Flood along the Red River causes immense damage and one death in Winnipeg; May 29 - The St. Roch becomes the first vessel to circumnavigate North America; August 7 - Canada joins a United Nations force to fight in Korean War; August 22 – August 30 - Rail workers strike shuts down much of the Canadian economy
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