Nova Scotia Floods

• Nova Scotia flash flood victim identified as 13-year-old; family in shock

  13-year-old Eli Young was swept into a ditch on Thursday in a Wolfville park during flash flooding that caused extensive damage across western Nova Scotia.

  Canada

  Jul 16, 2024
  
• Repeated extreme weather events linked to rise in mental health problems, trauma

  Psychologists say there is a worrying growth in mental health issues linked to the increasing incidents of flooding and other climate disasters occurring across the country.

  Environment

  Jul 16, 2024
  
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• N.S. mom who lost son in 2023 floods says latest tragedy ‘makes things real again’

  In the wake of another fatal flood incident last week, a mother who lost her child during last year's flash floods is calling for improvements to Nova Scotia's alert system.

  Environment

  Jul 16, 2024
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• Months after request, Nova Scotia silent on possible buyout of flooded Halifax homes

  It's been three months and the Nova Scotia government still hasn't told the City of Halifax whether the province will buy some of the homes ravaged by July's floods.

  Canada

  Jan 23, 2024
• ‘I gotta keep going’: Woman whose son died in devastating floods pushes for action

  The mother of six-year-old Colton Sisco, who was killed in the Nova Scotia floods six months ago, is calling for improvements to the public alerts system.

  Canada

  Jan 22, 2024
• Nova Scotia announces $47.3 million program to improve spotty cellphone coverage

  Nova Scotia has announced a $47.3-million program aimed at improving cellular phone service in areas of the province without proper coverage.

  Canada

  Oct 26, 2023
• Nova Scotia medical examiner says too early to decide on probe into July flood deaths

  Numerous potential areas of improvement in emergency response have been raised by the parents of one of the six-year-old victims, as they have called for an independent inquiry.

  Environment

  Oct 6, 2023
• On flooded N.S. street, some ask province to consider buying and demolishing houses

  A Bedford, N.S. homeowner says it might be wiser for the province to buy his home and others like it, instead of having to repeatedly provide disaster relief in decades to come.

  Canada

  Sep 6, 2023
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• Nova Scotia floods caused $170M in insured damages, estimate shows

  Severe thunderstorms in July dumped more than 250 millimetres of rain on the hardest hit parts of the province, causing damage and killing four people.

  Canada

  Aug 24, 2023
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• Temporary bridge on main road to Peggy’s Cove opens to traffic

  Nova Scotia's Department of Public Works announced on Friday that crews have opened a temporary bridge to allow drivers to reach Peggy's Cove through Route 333 in Blind Bay.

  Traffic

  Aug 18, 2023