The two weeks of the year so many Quebecers look forward to are here – construction holiday begins Friday. As many as 160,000 construction workers are putting down their tools, as most construction sites across the province will go silent.
Disaster relief companies are working overtime to pump flood water out of basements, clean up debris and literally put out fires across Montreal. The communications disruption along with the weather caused a complete breakdown in systems that need to change, one expert says.