After September’s devastating tornadoes, some Ottawa homeowners are still dealing with insurance claims and reconstruction
Six months after one of the worst natural disasters in Ottawa’s history, the only part of Arthur Jian’s garage still standing is the door. Even though whole of the garage is gone, ironically, the door remains shut.
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson said at the time the tornadoes were “in the top two or three major traumatic events that have affected our city.” The whole house was shaking, he says, and when he looked out his front window he saw his porch and front entrance was gone. Insulation, he says, was flying all over the place. After the storm, which lasted only 45 seconds, had ended, he went outside to see his garage had disappeared. His home had been sideswiped by a tornado.
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