MANITOBA WEATHER IT'S NO SECRET THAT MANITOBA HAS EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS. WHAT KIND OF WEATHERRELATED DISASTERS DO YOU SEE HAPPEN IN YOUR PROVINCE? With the amount of snow we receive in the winter, we're always dealing with centralized flooding. There's the concern of catastrophic flooding, like what occurred in 1997-The Flood of the Century. But it's all dependant on snow accumulation and the speed at which it melts in the spring, as well as what's coming up to us from our neighbours to the south in North Dakota via the north-flowing Red River. Another concern is wind-related losses. We're on the prairies and the weather patterns and wind rotations that occur can be of concern for mass wind and tornadoes. WHAT WEATHER-RELATED CHALLENGES DO BROKERS FACE IN MANITOBA? WITH MARIO REIMER PRESIDENT INSURANCE BROKERS ASSOCIATION OF MANITOBA JUNE 2019 Flooding, sewer backup, roof claims due to wind and hail and damage caused by fallen trees. 22 WWW.IBAO.ORGhttp://WWW.IBAO.ORG