1. Rural Municipality of St. Clements
Box 2 Group 35 RR1
East Selkirk, Manitoba R0E 0M0
Telephone: Selkirk 482-3300 Winnipeg: 474-2642
Fax: 1-204-482-3098
Email: info@rmofstclements.com
www.rmofstclements.com
May 29, 2009
To Whom It May Concern:
As the Mayor of the Rural Municipality of St. Clements, I am pleased to submit this letter of reference for
International Flood Control and their product, Tiger Tubes.
I would like to start by saying the municipality has dealt with a number of natural disasters through the last
few years. We have had spring overland flooding, ice induced flooding, fires, tornadoes, and we have had
life and property loss. As elected officials, it is our responsibility to have the necessary tools required to do
the best possible job, because at times, human life depends on it. These disasters have made the
municipality appreciate when new products are offered to them; products which allow better protection for
the citizens they represent. We believe that Tiger Tubes are such a tool.
In 2009 the RM of St. Clements faced the worst Ice Induce Flooding ever recorded for the area. We started
on March 23 with major Overland Flooding were yards and basements ended up filling with flood water
and then moved to ice induce flooding due to Ice Jams in the Red River system, there many homes
overwhelmed with water and much lost. Sand bagging in such an event is never an easy task, especially
when it is a task which takes much time and much effort, time that no one has when fighting to save their
home and property. Nor the effort when trying to fine the necessary volunteers to make, deliver, and to
build a dike.
Tiger Tubes are a tool which can be set up by one or two people. It is a product which uses the water which
it is trying to protect itself from. It is easy to deploy, to clean up and leaves little damage doing so. That is
something that sandbags do not.
In closing I will share one story of how these tubes saved a home from devastation. The tubes were set up
around a house in St. Clements which sat along the river. During the flooding event this area took on
massive flood waters and huge volumes of ice floats. Though the water went far higher than the dike was
build for, it was successful in keeping all the ice floats from going right through the home. That was
something which was seen as unbelievable to our RM employees and fire departments.
Tiger tubes have saved time, money and property during the flood fighting efforts of 2009. It has been one
of the best investments our municipality has made. We are truly happy to make supply this letter of
reference.
Highest regards,
Steve Strang
Steve Strang
Mayor, RM of St. Clements
Come Celebrate our 125th
Anniversary – July 17th
, 18th
and 19th
, 2009
Venez Célébrer Notre 125ième
Anniversaire le 17, 18,19 Juillet, 2009
For further information or to volunteer, please contact the Municipality
