There is a Special Weather Statement in effect for Pictou County advising of significant rainfall today with 45 to 80mm possible.
The Nova Scotia Government is taking steps it says are aimed at ensuring progress with hurricane Fiona power restoration.
John Lohr, Minister responsible for the Emergency Management Office, has requested additional support from the Canadian Armed Forces to perform road work in areas where restoration crews need help.
The Province has also declared a state of emergency in: Pictou County, Antigonish County, Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Colchester County, Cumberland County, Guysborough County, Inverness County, Richmond County and Victoria County.
The state of emergency was enacted under the Emergency Management Act to allow the military to perform civilian road work and provide liability coverage.
A state of emergency remains in effect for 14 days unless the government terminates or extends it.
Nova Scotia’s rebuilding efforts following post-tropical storm Fiona will be challenged by a labour shortage and rising costs.
Public Works Minister Kim Masland says it’s too early to put a price on Fiona’s damage, but says there will be cost pressures due to rising prices of steel, asphalt and labour.
The Construction Association of Nova Scotia says two-thousand to three-thousand more skilled trades workers were needed to handle existing construction in the province well before the storm hit.
Duncan Williams says Fiona’s damage adds another layer of pressure to the already strained labour market.
A northern Nova Scotia M-L-A says she’s worried about the health and safety of constituents who are still without electricity and running water 11 days after Fiona.
Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin says she has received hundreds of messages from “distressed and exasperated” constituents waiting for the power to be restored and for pumps in their wells to start working again.
The independent M-L-A says members of the military started performing wellness checks Tuesday after she submitted a list of vulnerable residents in her riding of Cumberland North, including seniors and disabled people in rural areas.
Nova Scotia Power has warned some customers won’t be reconnected until Sunday.
Tuesday marked the National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and LGBTQ2+ people.
To honour and remember victims, and those grieving their loss, RCMP detachments across the province will host Sisters in Spirit vigils throughout the week.
Red dresses, international symbols for missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and members of the LGBTQ2+ community, are displayed at RCMP Nova Scotia headquarters.
