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Problems in the distribution of government aid payments following post-tropical storm Fiona dominated debate in Prince Edward Island s legislature Tuesday, during the first sitting since the devastating storm barrelled through Atlantic Canada in September.
The Red Cross says it still has close to 200 people in lodging throughout Atlantic Canada since Fiona, with nearly 100 of them in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.
Some Nova Scotians whose homes were destroyed by post-tropical storm Fiona are worried about where they will go in the middle of a housing crisis, and if any housing supports will be available to them.
After supporting shelter operations in Atlantic Canada for the first week following Fiona, the Canadian Red Cross is shifting its efforts to a new task: helping the provinces distribute emergency funds.