▁were ▁installed ▁around ▁the ▁lake . ▁This ▁includes ▁the ▁ ▁installed ▁along ▁T win ▁L akes ▁Beach . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁the ▁fall , ▁demol ition ▁cre ws ▁were ▁brought ▁in ▁to ▁demol ish ▁those ▁resid ences ▁in ▁Wood lands ▁that ▁were ▁class ified ▁as ▁Level ▁ 4 ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁May ▁ 3 1 ▁and ▁subsequent ▁storm s . ▁ ▁In ▁total ▁there ▁were ▁ ▁approximately ▁ 2 5 ▁resid ences ▁demol ished ▁in ▁the ▁R M ▁of ▁Wood lands . ▁The ▁mand atory ▁ev acu ation ▁continued ▁until ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁when ▁local ▁state ▁of ▁emer gen cies ▁for ▁Wood lands ▁and ▁St . ▁Laurent ▁were ▁not ▁renew ed . ▁ ▁However , ▁some ▁residents ▁who ▁were ▁fort un ate ▁to ▁have ▁little ▁or ▁no ▁damage ▁from ▁the ▁flo oding ▁were ▁condition ally ▁allowed ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁their ▁resid ences ▁on ▁a ▁permanent ▁basis ▁after ▁meeting ▁a ▁defined ▁criteria ▁from ▁their ▁respective ▁municipality ▁beginning ▁in ▁late ▁October ▁or ▁early ▁November . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁the ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁million , ▁ ▁Lake ▁St . ▁Martin ▁Emer gency ▁channel ▁was ▁opened ▁to ▁help ▁lower ▁the ▁high ▁flo od ▁waters ▁on ▁Lake ▁St . ▁Martin ▁by ▁flow ing ▁at ▁rates ▁as ▁high ▁as ▁. ▁This ▁in ▁turn , ▁allows ▁the ▁Fair ford ▁Dam ▁to ▁stay ▁open ▁at ▁full ▁capacity ▁all ▁winter ▁rather ▁than ▁have ▁reduced ▁out flow s ▁from ▁Lake ▁Man it oba , ▁which