The province is providing Mattawa with Municipal Disaster Recovery Assistance funding to help with recovery efforts after last year’s spring flooding.

MPP Vic Fedeli announced over $2.26 million is going to the town.

He says the money can be used to repair three main roads, culverts, water main crossing, sewers and a major municipal bridge.

“The safety of Ontarians is a top priority for our government,¨ said  Fedeli. “When natural disasters like last spring’s historic flooding occur, our Municipal Disaster Recovery Assistance program plays a key role in helping municipalities recover.¨

Officials say many of the spring 2019 floods were caused by a combination of weather conditions: colder-than-average winter and spring, higher-than-average snowpack, lack of significant winter thaw, rapid snow melt and significant rain events in the spring.

In the aftermath of last year’s natural disaster, the government developed Ontario’s Flooding Strategy to better protect people and communities from the effects of flooding in the future by reducing the risk and helping Ontarians better prepare for these types of events.

“Dealing with unexpected natural disasters is always a challenge. That is why our government is proud to help Mattawa manage the financial impacts resulting from last year’s flooding,¨ said MPP Fedeli.

 

(File photo by station staff)

Filed under: Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli, Town of Mattawa