Prime Minister Stephen Harper toured by helicopter over flood-affected areas in Manitoba Wednesday.
He was joined by Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger, who briefed him on the current situation.
In Brandon, Selinger and Harper spoke with reporters.
"A remarkable job has been done considering the shear enormity of this," said Harper.
Selinger thanked federal, provincial and municipal officials, along with numerous volunteers and military aiding in the flood fight.
"(It's) been a real effort from the community right on up to work together to meet this challenge and so far we've done extremely well. We have to remain vigilant, obviously," Selinger told reporters.
Brandon Mayor Shari Decter Hirst said she was thankful Harper visited Brandon to see the flood situation. She's also hoping for more funds down the line.
"Our situation is as urgent as folks downstream and perhaps not quite so dramatic because we have been so well prepared," said Decter Hirst.
Harper said more measures may need to be taken to prevent the scale of flooding in the future, but he isn't giving a firm timeline.
"I do think going forward we have to take a look at more pro-active financing arrangements for mitigation, especially where this kind of event is fairly regular," said Harper.
He said he'll consider speeding up disaster cash assistance for homeowners, but isn't about to make any promises.
Wanda Kopytko is a homeowner who is sandbagging to protect her home in advance of a potential controlled release of the Assiniboine River near Hoop and Holler Bend.
"I won't be settling for anything small by any means. If we do get totally wiped out, then I will be looking for compensation, definitely," she said.
Harper said that in the past, flood mitigation money has been well spent here in Manitoba and he said the players need to come to an arrangement that makes sense for the future.
- with a report from CTV's Laura Lowe
