One Step Closer To Managing Heavy Rains In Lethbridge County
LETHBRIDGE COUNTY – Construction on phase 1 of The Malloy Drainage Basin Project has officially wrapped up.
Government and local officials collaborated to amend and widen natural and constructed canals and complex drainage systems in the southeast portion of the County near Highway 512, with the goal of better protecting residents and infrastructure from future flooding.
On Friday (Sept. 23), a ribbon cutting and ground breaking ceremony took place to recognize the progression of the project so far and to initiate the next phase of work.
Minister of Environment and Parks, Shannon Phillips, said that she welcomes the collaboration in dealing with the destruction of agricultural land and livelihoods.