A watchdog report released in British Columbia this week said that the province's programs were outdated, under-resourced, inaccessible and poorly communicated at the time of extreme flooding and fires in 2021. Experts say it's a familiar story.
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Insurance companies refused to pay for more than 100 properties in Port aux Basques and surrounding communities that were destroyed by Fiona. A year after the disaster, a new federal program may help future victims.
It’s been a year since post-tropical storm Fiona ripped entire homes into the sea in Channel-Port aux Basques, N.L. Some residents are still picking up the pieces and grappling with whether they can ever feel safe again, living so close to the ocean.