also after every major rainfall.

Some bridges closed

A few Halifax Transit buses were brought in to keep pets, like Karm, out of the cold. (Anjuli Patil/CBC)

There were warming centres open for people who had to leave their homes.

The homes under the evacuation order were near the Salmon River, which flows from Lake Major. The affected homes were located in North Preston, Cherry Brook, East Preston, Westphal, Lawrencetown and Cole Harbour.

"It's been pretty smooth so far. People have been understanding, very cooperative. This is just a precaution, we're just hoping for the best," said Coun. David Hendsbee.

Cody Faught and his dog Karm went to one of the warming centres Saturday morning.

"I didn't want to leave her by herself, she might get a little bit upset," he said.

A few Halifax Transitacquired title to the land by patent deeds issued by the United States Government in 1895. Plaintiffs' predecessors acquired the water rights through patent deeds issued by the United States Government under the Reclamation Act of 1902. 43 U.S.C. §§ 372, 373.
In 1906, plaintiffs' predecessors formed the Tieton Water Users' Association (TWUA) to provide an entity to deliver water from the Tieton River to users within the Yakima Valley. Shortly after its inception, TWUA entered into a contract with the United States Government for construction of irrigation works. As a condition precedent to receiving water from the newly constructed irrigation works, landowners were required to join TWUA and assign their water rights to TWUA. In return, TWUA shareholders obtained the right to receive a proportionate share of all