Top tips to deal with possible spring flooding

The Grand River Conservation Authority will forecast the spring melt today and whether or not to expect flooding.

This comes during a tough winter forWaterloo Region, with much of the snow that's fallen sticking around.

Right now, about half a metre of snow is on the ground but predicted rains are expected to melt it away on Thursday and Friday.

At 7:10 we'll hear from Kitchener's director of building, Mike Seiling.

He'll have some tips on how to keep your basement from becoming an indoor swimming pool.

Let us know if you have tips on flood-proofing your home by joining the live chat below.

LIVE CHAT HOW-TO

• Scroll down to the bottom of the chat and enter your name in the name box, text in the larger box below. When you are ready to send your comment, press enter.
• You can also sign in with your Twitter or Facebook accounts, using the buttons at the bottom of the chat.
• Remember all comments are pre-moderated and any obscene comments, or comments that attack other users, won't appear in the chat. Please be patient if your comment doesn't appear immediately.

MOBILE USERS CLICK HERE