I am calling for immediate action to implement recommendations to the federal government contained in the Independent Review of the 2019 Flood Events in Ontario as reported to her provincial colleague the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry the Hon. John Yakabuski. Flood victims do not have the luxury of waiting for the 2020 flood […]
I recently gave an Ottawa Valley view of Plan 2014 at the “Rally To Repeal Plan 2014” in Trenton. There, I talked about the experiences of local residents in the Ottawa Valley, who have faced catastrophic flooding in two of the last three years. The event was organized by UNITED SHORELINE ONTARIO (USO), a volunteer […]
Canada is equipped to assist in relief efforts for the victims of Hurricane Dorian, thanks to strategic investments made in Canada’s Armed Forces by our previous Conservative Federal Government. Should the request be made to deploy Canada’s Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART), Canada now has the ability to put boots on the ground. Prior to […]
I was pleased to visit North Algona Wilberforce to deliver $606,239 in funding from the Federal Investing in Canada program. The funds will be put towards the rehabilitation of 3.9 kilometers of Letts Cemetery Road. The repairs necessary to Letts Cemetery Road off Highway 41 to Eganville were so urgent that they had to be […]
I was pleased to visit Barry’s Bay to deliver $1,872,740 in funding from the Federal Investing in Canada program. The funds will be put towards the rehabilitation of Paugh Lake Road. The funding for the rehabilitation of Paugh Lake Road is helpful in the wake of the high water this spring across the Upper Ottawa […]
I was pleased to accept an invitation from Quebec property owners in neighbouring Pontiac County, to attend a Quebec government meeting for flood victims in Campbell’s Bay on the Ottawa River. Later, I attended a flood meeting in Mattawa, which included Renfrew County flood victims. I was honoured to accept the invitation by Jane Toller, […]
This week I wrote the Prime Minister to ask that victims of the recent highwater levels in the Great Lakes and Ottawa River watersheds be fairly compensated by the federal government. For the second time in three years, many communities and businesses in the Ottawa River and Great Lakes watersheds are experiencing flooding due to […]
Water flow is a hot topic in my riding of Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke. The spring of 2019 now has the dubious distinction of being the worst in recent memory for flooding along the Ottawa River. Constituents are skeptical when the Prime Minister and the member from Ottawa blame every significant weather event on climate change. They do […]
There is a greater likelihood Canadians will get answers to their flood questions now that the newly appointed U.S Commissioners of the International Joint Commission (IJC) are looking into Plan 2014, and its impacts on water levels. I am particularly encouraged by U.S. Section Chairwoman Jane Corwin, who was confirmed in her position May 29th. […]
I welcome the news that the ban on commercial and recreational boating in the Ottawa River has been lifted. First of all, thank-you to all the community volunteers and the emergency first responders for their mighty efforts on behalf of those adversely affected by this year’s flooding. Now that river levels appear to be receding, […]
