There'll be no flooding

"A warning of rising levels had been in effect for a few days. As a lot of rain was forecast for today (last Wednesday), there was a risk of overflow, but the cold temperatures took care of that," explained Laval Police spokesperson Nathalie Lorrain.

"Furthermore, there was no ice cover on our rivers this year. When ice sinks in the spring it's the equivalent of an ice cube falling in a glass of water. It spills water all over!"

Residents living near river banks who are quite familiar with these spring thaws were nowhere to be seen at fire stations looking for sandbags and other materials, a good sign that the 2009 version of flooding did not come to pass.

"There was a little bit of water in streets," noted Mrs. Lorrain. Some sandbags were seen in susceptible spots, such as Riviera Street in Fabreville, but no house was affected. The threat is behind us. There'll be no more flooding alerts. Water levels will begin to drop as of tomorrow."