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MONTREAL— Officials in some Quebec municipalities ravaged by past flooding say they fear possible financial repercussions for residents as the province prepares to introduce new flood maps that would greatly expand areas deemed at risk.
Quebec’s current flood maps designate two risk zones for river and coastal areas — flooding is expected either within 20 years or somewhere between 20 and 100 years. Under the new system expected to be rolled out in 2025, there will be four categories of risk: low, moderate, high and very high. Each category has its own rules regarding construction and renovation.
“In 2019, the dike broke and there was a flood, so from that moment the government authorized everyone, all the people in Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac who were affected, to rebuild without the restrictions of a flood zone,” he said. With a new dike in place, residents thought they were safe. Fontaine accused the province of leaving people in the dark and fearful that their property values are about to drop.
Frustration over flood maps has taken a darker turn in the lower Laurentians region of the province. Sylvie D’Amours, the Coalition Avenir Québec member for Mirabel, announced in October she was closing her riding office for safety reasons. Someone firing what police described as a pellet gun had shattered a window in the office, and D’Amours suggested anger over her government’s plan to update flood zone maps as a possible motive.
“What we’re afraid of is that it’s going to increase with the new maps,” he said, adding that even a low-risk designation could have a negative effect on their mortgages and insurance.
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