CBRM says earthen berms helped reduce flooding in Sydney after rainy weekend

Officials in Cape Breton Regional Municipality say earthen berms built after a major flood in 2016 helped slow water in the Wash Brook that runs through the Baille Ard Forest, sparing homes farther downstream.

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