Funding to help bolster designated community facilities that offer refuge to residents

As Sunday marked the one-year anniversary of post-tropical storm Fiona hitting PEI, it was announced on the weekend that communities can access up to nine million dollars in federal funding to help bolster facilities that can offer refuge to residents.
The Federal Rural Economic Development Minister says the money will help designated facilities purchase such things as power generators, satellite phones, blankets and cots, and make necessary improvements to serve the public.
Applications received by November 17th will be given priority consideration in funding through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.
Eligible areas include PEI; the Magdalen Islands; and Nova Scotia’s Pictou, Antigonish, Guysborough, Cumberland and Colchester Counties.