N.S. storm: Premier under fire for asking if state of emergency was a ‘PR issue’
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Nova Scotia's opposition leaders are criticizing Premier Tim Houston for comments he made about Cape Breton Regional Municipality's state of emergency following a massive snowfall.
Nova Scotia’s opposition leaders are criticizing Premier Tim Houston for comments he made about Cape Breton Regional Municipality’s state of emergency following a historic event that left much of the province covered in snow.
Over 100 centimetres of snow fell in some areas of Cape Breton between Friday and Monday, burying cars, piling on roofs and blocking roads. The amount of snow prompted Cape Breton Regional Municipality to declare a state of emergency.
Additionally, central areas of the province received 40 to 50 centimetres and parts of northern mainland Nova Scotia saw between 70 and 80 centimetres.
During a news conference Monday afternoon, Premier Tim Houston raised doubts about CBRM’s decision to call a local state of emergency.
“It’s not required to access resources or assistance,” he said.
“They can absolutely do that, they don’t need provincial approval to do that, we respect their ability to do that, but at the end of the process I kind of wonder what they’ll do with it.
“Will they do anything with it, or was it more of just kind of a PR issue?”
He later said that officials have a responsibility to do their best to “calm fears and anxiety and not stoke it” and reiterated the province was doing everything it could to get everything cleared up.
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