Cost for Cape Breton flood damage could surpass $15 million: minister
HALIFAX — The estimated cost for damage caused by the Thanksgiving Day floods in Cape Breton could exceed $15 million, says the Nova Scotia government.
Zach Churchill, minister responsible for the Emergency Management Office, said Thursday the total could run even higher because the province is still waiting for more insurance information and final approval from the federal government.
The province later clarified in an email the figure included damage to municipal but not provincial infrastructure, and that it would take time to get a “firm number.”
Churchill said the province had also begun meeting with the 18 Sydney-area homeowners who were most affected by the flooding.