Ice jams and high water levels continue to be a major concern in parts of New Brunswick as the Red Cross has begun registering people who have voluntarily left their homes in the Perth-Andover area.
An official with New Brunswick's Emergency Measures Organization also confirmed Saturday that precautionary evacuations have begun in the eastern New Brunswick community of Notre-Dame, near Shediac.
River Watch 2014 advisory
New Brunswick residents in need of assistance or accommodation can go to the Perth-Andover Middle School at 20 Nissen St. or call the Red Cross at 1-800-222-9597. If they opt to stay with friends or family, they are still encouraged to register with the Red Cross.
For more information, visit the New Brunswick Department of Public Safety's website.
There's caution even as authorities in Perth-Andover, in western New Brunswick, report water levels dropped overnight and are expected to continue declining in the coming days.
"There's lots of things going on in the province right now," said Paul Bradley, a spokesman for New Brunswick's Department of Public Safety.
A remaining concern is an ice jam above the dam in Grand Falls. If that moves through and catches up to another jam below Perth-Andover, it could cause major problems in the area, Bradley said.
Officials in New Brunswick are "strongly advising" people in the Perth-Andover area to voluntarily leave their homes.
At least 30 people have left their homes and registered with the Red Cross at the Perth-Andover Middle School, although no one stayed overnight. Red Cross spokesman Dan Bedell said the organization is prepared to open a shelter if necessary.
Bradley said there's a risk that flooding in the village could be as bad as 2012, when a state of emergency was declared in Perth-Andover.
The water was also receding Saturday morning in nearby Tobique First Nation, and the main route into the community has re-opened.
Several families in the community were prepared to move out quickly. Residents have been under a voluntary evacuation order from the province.
"That's actually how we feel ... under attack," said Tina Martin, a councillor at Tobique First Nation.
A crew from Tobique is still watching and waiting to see what happens with the jam upriver from Grand Falls.
Martin said NB Power has agreed to alert the community if flooding is imminent and residents will have about four hours to move out. So far that hasn't happened, and officials think it's unlikely to happen Saturday.
"No news is good news," Martin said.
About 1,800 people live in Tobique. Martin expects about 50 people will be affected if flooding gets as bad as it did in 2012. One large family has already packed their things and is ready to move to the local school gymnasium.
Another potential trouble spot is around Doaktown, where river watchers are keeping an eye on three ice jams. If the massive ice jams come together they could cause serious flooding.
Heavy rains and warmer temperatures have led to rising water levels in several river systems across New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Melting snowpack and ice-cover has led to ice jams.
Parts of New Brunswick were already hit by flooding this week.
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