Now that the flood waters from last week have receded for the most part, the affected areas are now dealing with a mountain of used sandbags and other debris.
And some of those affected cities, towns and boroughs are calling on volunteers to help clean up.
On Wednesday, about 250 people showed up at Hudson fire station on Main Rd., got t-shirts and masks, and started emptying sandbags and cleaning up much of the debris that washed up around town during the floods.
The sand in those bags will then be reused in the winter as abrasives.
"There's something like 40,000 bags out there. So it's quite a challenge," says Hudson mayor Ed Prevost.
He says the response, for a town of just 5,500 people, is heartwarming.
"It's fantastic. In fact, from the get-go, when the floods began, the volunteers have been phenomenal. We've been totally overwhelmed. There's a great spirit of helping out."
Prevost says you can still help out by dropping by the Hudson fire station at 529 Main Rd. They're looking for volunteers 16 years of age or older.
Prevost also says he expects the cleanup to go into Thursday as well.
Meanwhile, the town of Rigaud is also organizing a cleanup of its own, Thursday and Friday, to help the army out with the job of collecting sandbags, and to help vulnerable people with getting around the former flood zones. Anyone who wants to help is being asked to show up at the municipal garage at 391 J.-René-Gauthier Rd. The city will provide water bottles, lunch and snacks. You'll have to provide work floves, hats, comfortable shoes, sunscreen, and if possible, bug repellent.
Later in the month, on the weekend of 27th and 28th, volunteers are being called for a more extensive cleanup operation which will match teams of volunteers with flooded-out homeowners. Anyone interested in taking part in that operation is being asked to visit www.viva-media.ca/ma-region-jy-tiens.
That web site, incidentally, is also calling on volunteers for a cleanup of nine municipalities in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges region on June 2,3, and 4.
The city of Laval is organizing what it's calling its "2017 Flooding Big Cleanup" on Saturday and Sunday of this weekend. They're also calling for volunteers to come help out.
If you want to become one, you're being asked to phone 450-681-6164 (ext. 2242) to register. You have to be 16 years of age or over, be physically fit, wear closed shoes or boots during the operation, and be prepared for at least a five-hour shift. (For more information, visit the city of Laval's web site.)
In the borough of Ile-Bizard-Ste. Genevieve, there's a volunteer operation going on right through the week. There, volunteers are being paired up with flood victims who need help. Anyone wanting to help is being asked to call 514-620-7277, or email ibsg.aide@ville.montreal.qc.ca.
Ste. Anne de Bellevue is organizing a weekend cleanup starting at 7 a.m. this coming Saturday. Would-be volunteers are being asked to show up that morning at the municipal garage at 209 Ste. Anne. St.
In Oka, the cleanup is on Saturday. Volunteers are being asked to show up at town hall at 8 a.m.
And on Ile-Perrot, potential volunteers are being asked to call 514-453-1751, ext. 221. Full details are expected to be posted on the town's Facebook page.
They're also cleaning up in Pierrefonds-Roxboro and Deux-Montagnes, but for the moment there are no calls for volunterrs.