Public meeting tonight to improve West Montrose flood response

The Grand River Conservation Authority and the Township of Woolwich are holding a public meeting tonight to review theirresponse to record rainfall and subsequent flooding in June.

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More than 100 millimetres of rain fell in the northern part of the Grand River watershed in the early morning of June 23 butsome residents have told CBC News they weren't warned of flooding until that afternoon.

According to the event notice the meeting will start with a presentation from the GRCA'sdirector of engineering Dwight Boyd and chaired by Woolwich Township mayor Sandy Shantz.

In June, Boyd said the area saw "a month and a half of rainfall in four hours."

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Residents have told CBC News the meeting will also be a review of how the GRCA and the township's performance before, during and after the flood.