Flooding in Harrstion on June 23, 2017. (Photo by Dan Bieman)Flooding in Harrstion on June 23, 2017. (Photo by Dan Bieman)
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Public Meeting On 2017 Harriston Flood Planned For May

Harriston residents who were hit by a major flood last June 23 will get to learn exactly what happened.

A public meeting is planned for May 29th at the Harriston Community Centre to explain it all.

It will include slides of the flooding and an explanation of the weather system that caused it.

Staff from the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority will attend the meeting. There will be a discussion of what is being done to prevent similar flooding in the future.

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