Federal funds unclear for Lac-Mégantic
LAC-MÉGANTIC — Federal aid is coming to town, but when, how much and how it will be spent is not clear following a visit from new federal Transport Minister Lisa Raitt on Wednesday.
Speaking outside the local high school that has served as a shelter and command post for social services over the past two weeks in Lac-Mégantic, Raitt vowed support for the suffering community, saying that the explosion that claimed 50 lives, as well as the downtown core, has affected all of Canada.
"I think what's important is that we tell the province and the municipality ... that we are there to help them in whatever way they think needs to happen for reconstruction of the community and emergency cleanup," she said, flanked by Mégantic—L'Érable MP and International Development Minister Christian Paradis.
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Enough said. Look in that cemetery over there ....
