Four months after Fiona, Colin Allen still doesn’t know if he will qualify for any of the government-funded relief programs or if he will fit the criteria for the ones that are available.
Osborne Burke, general manager of the Victoria Co-operative Fisheries Ltd. SaltWire Network file - David JalaHe had just finished up $80,000 in renovations—brand new windows and siding—on a multi-unit apartment building in Port aux Basques the week before tropical storm Fiona.The seven families who lived there have dispersed, finding temporary shelter where they can.
He’s applied to the Hurricane Fiona Financial Assistance Program available from the Newfoundland and Labrador government. That fund was established to help not only residential property owners and small businesses, but municipalities and not-for-profit organizations. Has your business been impacted by Hurricane Fiona? If so, contact ACOA to discuss your needs and see how we can help you navigate the various measures currently available.It leaves him in limbo, making those monthly mortgage payments on a business that no longer generates revenue, and still not able to decide if or when he will be able to rebuild.Buildings on Water Street East in Port Aux Basques were damaged or destroyed when hurricane Fiona charged through the town.
With the certainty of other storms to come, however, Burke said the company wanted to build stronger to prevent damage in the future. It’s only thanks to their bank, he said, that they’ve been able to get the repairs started to meet that April deadline to be back in operation.
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