Soldiers help protect Pembroke water supply from Ottawa River

PEMBROKE, Ont. -- Soldiers from a Canadian base in Petawawa were deployed Saturday to protect infrastructure in the nearby city of Pembroke, Ont. -- one of several communities threatened by historically high water levels on the Ottawa River. Major Adam Graham said one of the first priority assignments for his unit, which numbered about 64, was protecting the water treatment plant near the river's edge. "So we've dispatched some soldiers down to that location to help conduct flood mitigation meas