Mayor Neil Nicholson held an address, where he acknowledged the trauma and effort incurred by the recently-terminated flooding emergency.
“Whether it’s due to damage directly from water to their home and their property, the threat of water to their home or their property, or even in some cases just the trauma from reliving what has happened three times in the last three years. Our thoughts are with those who are impacted. we know that the road to recovery is not going to be fast and will be unique to each one of the residents impacted.
The township is going to continue to support you, and continue to connect you to resources to support you. Reach out to us.”
He thanked the volunteer firefighters and the phone operators who worked during the flood preparations .
He said they would also advocate with the provinces
He acknowledged April 26 as International Specialists Day, April 28th as the International Day of Mourning, and Firefighters Appreciation day on May 4th, and the commemorative tree unveiling for Reeve Dave Stewart on May 12, which the Council hadn’t recognized due to the flooding emergency.
He ask said that Cogeco has been awarded the permission to install Fibre internet services on multiple roads in the Whitewater Region, which will give increased internet access.
