I felt the same way as the lady who wrote you about "the young man in the black truck who circled the block to bring me a bottle of water..." during the flooding on April 1.

He was on his way to help a senior couple on Shore Lane and checked on me as well as he passed.

His name is Stan Voutier and is a contractor (Swingin Hammers). More importantly, he is a volunteer fireman and he takes it seriously.

It's nice to see people helping people.

My neighbour, Jim Ramage, was out helping people get past the rolling water on Shore Lane.

Mayor Cal Patterson was on the spot and took the time to discuss the happening with me.
It is imperative that this not happen again.  

Steps should be taken to have independent engineering advice on how to rectify the cause of the problem and explain why the weir and concrete structure did not hold.  

With all the new development in the Ramblewood area and surrounds, mother nature's remedy is being replaced by pavement and concrete.  Only proper culverts and diversion of water will suffice.

We saw in the Wasaga Sun that the public works crew was trying to pump water on Shore Lane 100 feet down the road.  When I suggested that they open the two catch basins right beside the truck, they were opened and the water quickly gushed down and the street water disappeared.

In the Collingwood Connection, we saw a picture of a man holding a rake over a catch basin with water swirling down the basin.  Why are these existing basins not kept open in emergency times? In most cases, they are covered and water just rolls over it.

Does the town not have a duty to monitor the catch basins and to take other preventative measures especially at a time when the Conservation Authority is issuing flood warnings?

I am not faulting anyone, just saying that the residents deserve to be kept informed (I have read all the updates from the town) on what the solutions are.

Saying that the "cleanup" is going on is not enough.  

Many residents had serious damage to their homes and the cost for their cleanups is astounding.  I am concerned about them and the children who were stranded at their school.

The town and emergency departments are cooperating as best they can.  

Perhaps a task force could have resident representation which could go a long way in developing solutions and providing public reassurance that this does not happen again.