135 Years

Volume 136 Issue 8 Friday, May 4, 2018 www.minnedosatribune.com 90 cents plus tax

70 Years
Ago Today… Van Takes Out Signs And Hits Ditch
Minnedosa
Spillway
Collapsed
By DARRYL HOLYK

M ay 4th, 2018 marks

the 70th anniversary
of the biggest disaster in
Minnedosa’s 135 year his-
tory. At 7:07 p.m. on Tues-
day, May 4th, 1948, the
Minnedosa dam collapsed
sending the water of the
lake rushing towards town.
On May 1st, local resi-
dent, Ed Brewer was fish-
ing along the banks of the
river near the dam when
he noticed that a previous
small crack in the spillway
had become a large gap-
ing crevice. He rushed into
town to sound the alarm
and within the hour, vol-
unteer workmen were on
scene and began pushing
large stones along the side
of the dam. This process
continued day and night
for the next few days with Photo by Darryl Holyk
hundreds of tons of stones,

Skate The Lake

as well as sandbags and By DARRYL HOLYK
other heavy items such as
an old steam engine boil-
S hortly before 3 p.m. on Monday, April 30th, Minnedosa Fire Department, EMS and

er filled with rocks, were
hauled to the site in hopes
of holding back the wa-
ter. Some 800 volunteers
worked around the clock
for three days in hopes
of holding the lake water
back from the town.
Continued on
Page 3
Donates Proceeds
RCMP responded to a single vehicle incident near the intersection of Highways #10
and #16 just north of Minnedosa Auto Wreckers. An east bound Dodge minivan lost
control on the exit curve from Highway #10 onto Highway #16. It took out two road
signs, crossed Highway #16 and came to rest in the east ditch. A pickup, pulling a trailer,
was approaching the intersection from the east at the time of the incident and luckily,
the driver of the truck was able to slam on the brakes and avoid a collision with the van.
Fortunately, there were no major injuries as a result of the accident. The van re-
ceived some damage to its front, driver’s side corner as well as the windshield from
hitting the signs. The female, sole occupant of the van was transported, by ambulance
to Minnedosa Hospital for observation. See Page 8

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