FLOODING AND EROSION IN Gaspésie-Îles:
ELECTED OFFICIALS HAIL THE SUBSIDY PROGRAM ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS, BUT CONCERNS REMAIN
Gaspé, February 28, 2011 - Elected officials in the Gaspésie and Îles-de-la-Madeleine applaud the effort of the Government of Quebec to offer a better plan to help the victims of high tides and flooding in December.
Indeed, last week the Ministry of Public Security has announced additional measures for citizens, businesses and municipalities in eastern Quebec affected by these storms.
"This is good news for victims, is satisfied with the mayor of Gaspé, François Roussy. The job now is to identify cases some victims so they can benefit from this new program. "
President of the Regional Conference of Elected Gaspésie - Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Bertrand Berger, is also pleased to see the department do an about-face by allowing municipalities to receive funding to restore their tourism infrastructure and recreational water-damaged. "The facilities of municipalities like Carleton-sur-Mer and Perce suffered for several tens of thousands of dollars in damage. I am reassured that the bill will be shared. "
The Regional Conference of Elected Gaspésie - Îles-de-la-Madeleine regrets that the rules of inadequate funding available to municipalities over 5000 inhabitants. Especially since they were born from the merger of smaller municipalities and are therefore very extensive. Municipalities like the Islands-de-la-Madeleine, Gaspé, Sainte-Anne-des-Monts and Chandler for example much of coastline exposed to the elements than most populous municipality elsewhere in Quebec, yet they are subjected to same funding rules.
Other claims have remained dead letters. Elected officials in the region call So again the funds to repair forest roads and recreation that were damaged by overflowing rivers. Damage is estimated at more than $ 5 million. Companies are looking forward to plan their season.
The municipal authorities also stress the importance of accelerating efforts related to the framework of prevention of natural hazards, adopted in 2006, which includes the flood mapping and characterization of erosion areas by the government in order to guard against the coming onslaught of Mother Nature. For the mayor of Iles-de-la-Madeleine Joël Arseneau, « le gouvernement doit présenter rapidement un plan de soutien financier à la hauteur des besoins des municipalités locales aux prises avec l’érosion des berges ».
Rappelons que les municipalités de la Gaspésie et des Îles frappées par les événements climatiques de décembre se sont regroupées le mois dernier pour demander au gouvernement du Québec d’adopter un décret spécifique à la région.
                                                                                                                                                
release of the Government of Quebec:
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR ENHANCED AND SPECIFIC VICTIMS OF MAJOR OIL
http://qgov.newswire.ca/gouvqc/communiques/GPQF/Fevrier2011/24/c5991.html
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