The cabinet committee tasked to oversee the recovery and response to the disastrous wildfires last summer today provided an update on their activities to-date.
More than 200 structures were destroyed in nine communities all along the Conception Bay North Shore.
Volunteers with Team Rubicon on the Conception Bay North Shore (Team Rubicon)
Justice and Public Safety Minister Helen Conway Ottenheimer, who chairs the committee, says they’ve toured the area to see the damage first-hand.
She says as difficult as it was to see the damage caused, they did also see hope and resilience “which was really encouraging.”
She says they’ve met with representatives of the town of Small Point-Broad Cove-Blackhead-Adam’s Cove and unincorporated areas to hear the outstanding needs.
Conway Ottenheimer called yesterday’s meetings “positive and meaningful” and helped to identify main priorities.
