The Nova Scotia RCMP recovered the body of a 52-year-old Windsor man whose vehicle was submerged during the floods in Hants County.

Other human remains were also located and they are working with the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner’s Office to positively identify the remains.

The man, a youth and two children were reported missing on July 22nd after the vehicles they were travelling in were caught in flood waters in separate incidents.

A multi-agency search is continuing for those who remain unaccounted for following the weekend’s weather event.

In an effort to lower the water level in the primary search area in Brooklyn, industrial and high-flow pumping equipment continues to be utilized, with assistance from civilian contractors and RCMP partners. 

Search and rescue teams in West Hants, East Hants and Valley, along with the Department of Natural Resources and Renewables, are also engaged. 

RCMP resources include Police Dog Services, Air Services, and General Duty Policing.

The investigation is ongoing, with assistance from the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner’s Office.

 

 

A mandatory evacuation order was issued yesterday afternoon for approximately 250 to 300 people staying at RayPort Campground near Mahone Bay, due to flooding. 

The campground is located at 161 and 165 Shingle Mill Rd. in the community of Martins River. 

According to District of Lunenburg Mayor Carolyn Bolivar-Getson, the municipality received a request for assistance from the owners of the campground on Sunday evening, and moved to co-ordinate a response with the Department of Transportation and Public Works. 

The only route out of the campground on Shingle Mill Road is currently washed out because of flooding from Martins River and was unsafe to traverse, but they did find an alternate route and everyone was safely evacuated to highway 103. 

 

 

The floods in the province have washed out a section of the Canadian National Railway train line just south of Truro.

This line connects the port of Halifax to the rest of the country, and this has disrupted service in the region with no word on when they will resume.

A Transport Canada spokesperson said Monday they are working collaboratively with the Canadian National Railway Company on getting repairs done, but it’s too early to tell when they can resume service. Short-term goods movement can take place through road travel.

A VIA Rail Spokesperson also said passenger rail travel east of Moncton will be cancelled until further notice due to the damaged railway. 

 

 

Sources say Prime Minister Trudeau is making preparations to shuffle his cabinet, which could happen as early as Wednesday.

Government sources say the shuffle is intended to put the focus on the government’s economic priorities and shore up the cabinet ahead of the next federal election campaign. The government also wants to put key communicators on important files.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called ministers back to Ottawa for meetings on Monday and Tuesday.

Such meetings typically happen just before a cabinet shuffle to allow the prime minister to present ministers with their new portfolios.