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Certainly the year of 2019 will be remembered as the year of the flood\u2015again.<\/p>\n
It will also, sadly, be remembered as a year when death from drug overdose made the news far too often.<\/p>\n
On a bit of a lighter note, Snoop Dogg came to Huntsville this year, but the chill performer left his fans standing in the rain for hours. Here are some of our top news stories, determined by readership, for 2019.<\/p>\n
(Click on the links within each section to read the original story.)<\/p>\n
Town of Huntsville declares a state of emergency<\/strong><\/p>\n It was an Environment Canada special weather statement warning of heavy rainfall, possibly exceeding 50 mm in a 24-hour period, that prompted the Town of Huntsville to declare a State of Emergency<\/a><\/span> on April 25, 2019.<\/p>\n The flooding that resulted would be the second ‘hundred year flood’ endured in Muskoka in six years, with water levels coming close the record levels of 2013.<\/p>\n