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Emergency services personnel, along with neighbours, rush to help people as a torrential downpour hits again shortly after a tornado ripped through the south end of Barrie on Thursday, July 15 in this file photo.Kevin Lamb for BarrieToday
Barrie could know by week’s end if it qualifies for disaster relief from the July 15 tornado.
Provincial representatives toured the affected area around Mapleview Drive East and Prince William Way on Wednesday to determine if the city qualifies for Disaster Recovery Assistance for Ontarians (DRAO).
It’s a program that can help residents recover costs after a natural disaster. The province may activate DRAO for damage to private property if there’s a sudden, unexpected natural event
Published Tuesday, July 20, 2021 6:31PM EDT A local politician in Barrie, Ont., says she d like to see all new properties in the province better secured against tornadoes after a twister caused severe damage to homes in the city last week. Coun. Natalie Harris says having hurricane straps installed in all roofs would help prevent them from being ripped off buildings during severe weather. She says she plans to put forward a motion at a council meeting next month that would have the city propose improvements to the Ontario Building Code to better protect buildings against severe winds. Harris says she also wants to ask the City of Barrie to bring in a bylaw mandating hurricane straps for roofs of new local properties.
TORONTO, ONT. A local politician in Barrie, Ont., says she d like to see all new properties in the province better secured against tornadoes after a twister caused severe damage to homes in the city last week. Coun. Natalie Harris says having hurricane straps installed in all roofs would help prevent them from being ripped off buildings during severe weather. She says she plans to put forward a motion at a council meeting next month that would have the city propose improvements to the Ontario Building Code to better protect buildings against severe winds. Harris says she also wants to ask the City of Barrie to bring in a bylaw mandating hurricane straps for roofs of new local properties.
5 tornadoes counted in Ontario last Thursday: Northern Tornadoes Project
Western University-based Northern Tornadoes Projected recorded five tornadoes in Ontario last Thursday, the most devastating of which touched down in Barrie.
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Posted: Jul 18, 2021 5:54 PM ET | Last Updated: July 18
Northern Tornadoes Project recorded five tornadoes in Ontario last Thursday, the most devastating of which touched down in Barrie.(Martin Trainor/CBC)
The Northern Tornadoes Project says five different tornadoes hit southern Ontario on Thursday afternoon.
The organization run by Western University and social impact fund ImpactWX says in a series of tweets that the tornadoes all had maximum wind speeds in the EF2 range, which Environment Canada says is between 180 and 220 km/h.