
Firefighters rush to save homes from flooding
By CBC News
Headlines NewsApril 3, 2017, Petersfield, Man. - Volunteer firefighters in a rural Manitoba municipality rushed to sandbag homes and build dikes in Petersfield, Man., after a sudden spike in Netley Creek levels. George Pike, mayor of the Rural Municipality of St. Andrews, said as many as 25 firefighters were working Saturday to reinforce dikes and pump water from flooded-out areas. CBC News reports. | READ MORE
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