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HRM closing five homeless encampments, including Grand Parade, Victoria Park #SaltWire #halifaxThat’s after days of fury over comments made by Houston on Monday during a live-streamed storm briefing with media.
“...I have spoken to the mayor and you know, directly assured her that, you know, we're doing everything we can as a province. We want to work together on this, and it's my intention to get up there and certainly look people in the eye as soon as possible.Still upset “So I want all those people to know that some are still in very scary situations that, you know, there's a major, major effort to get to you and, and make sure you're safe. We'd also reached out to neighbouring provinces and the federal government, you know, early in the process as well. So all that all that was happening,” he continued in response to the Cape Breton Post’s question.
“The premier hasn’t taken this storm seriously and the result has left thousands of Nova Scotians without the support they need to get by,” said Opposition Leader Zach Churchill in a news release “We’ve heard of seniors trapped in their homes and people unable to get cancer and dialysis treatment. The very least this government can do is to treat this storm with the same urgency they did Hurricane Fiona.