Ontario Natural Resources and Forestry Minister Graydon Smith said the funding will help the small municipalities with clearing downed trees and other debris as well as forest regeneration
Nearly two dozen small municipalities in Ontario will share $5.5-million to help with recovering from extreme weather.
Don DeGenova, mayor of Tweed, in eastern Ontario, says residents have been living “under an umbrella of fear” since a July 24 tornado and he is grateful for the funding.
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