An Ontario couple has spent the past six months trying to rebuild their lives after a tornado tore through their business.
"We have no help from the province, no help from the municipality and no help from the federal government," said Rob.
It prompted Tweed Mayor Don DeGenova to call for changes in how the country and province support communities hit by natural disasters, warning the damage left behind is often far more than municipalities can take on.DeGenova has been calling on the provincial government to support people in the community whose properties were hit by the tornado.with maximum wind speeds of 190 km/h hit and left a trail of destruction about 55 kilometres long.
Tweed isn't alone in pushing for provincial support in the wake of the tornado. Hastings County Warden Bob Mullin sent a strongly-worded letter to two Ontario ministers — natural resources and forestry, and municipal affairs and housing — on Dec. 20, describing "countless trees" that had been levelled and a "serious safety risk."
The Haids estimate hundreds of trees on their property were uprooted by the tornado, which also tossed trailers and tore off siding. Even six months later he still finds new issues, he said, and figures the final bill will be about $250,000.
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