Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday announced a $300\u002Dmillion fund to help the East Coast recover from post\u002Dtropical storm Fiona.
Speaking to reporters in Dartmouth, N.S., Trudeau said the fund will provide assistance over the next two years to help repair critical infrastructure damaged when the storm hit the region on Sept. 24, sweeping away homes, tearing off roofs and knocking out power grids.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“We’ve gotten much better at rolling out disaster assistance, whether it’s been the historic flooding we saw in British Columbia just recently, whether it was more and increasing wildfires, whether it was heat waves … we are seeing more intense, extreme weather events because of climate change.
“There are still heirlooms and there are still keepsakes and pieces of personal items that can be recovered,” Furey said. “This requires a bit more thought.”tap here to see other videos from our teamFurey said a lesson that can be learned from Fiona is that the province must build stronger infrastructure.
Nova Scotia Power said the latest delays apply to outages in Antigonish, Pictou, Colchester and Cumberland counties, each of which were exposed to hurricane-force winds and storm surges along the Northumberland Strait. Those customers who have been told to wait until Sunday will also receive a call from Nova Scotia Power “to talk about the situation,” the company added.Article content
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