Quebec Premier François Legault viewed flood damage in Louiseville, Que., on Thursday.
Quebec Premier François Legault viewing flood damage in Louiseville on Aug. 15. The same day, Legault promised to look at expanding the province's flood compensation program. Many Quebecers with water damage in their basements after record-breaking rainfall earlier this month caused by post-tropical storm Debby are disappointed after changes to a disaster compensation program have yet to materialize.
Gratton lost a sound system and a couple of guitars, and his entire basement will need to be gutted. He has some coverage from private insurance, but not enough to pay for all the damage."It brought back hope of, you know, a little extra to recover, maybe quicker," Gratton said.But that wasn't the case.Quebec flooding victims frustrated that changes to compensation haven't materializedVisiting the flooded town of Louiseville, Que.
The provincial program has historically offered some compensation for overland flooding, but not for sewer backups.Quebec Premier François Legault, right, is greeted by Louiseville Mayor Yvon Deshaies on Aug. 15 following a storm that dumped substantial rain across the province. For one, Mailhot said most of the flooding that happened after Debby wasn't connected to waterways overflowing."They weren't linked to the fact that rivers overflowed, they were linked to the fact that the sewer networks were absolutely incapable of evacuating these volumes of water," Mailhot said.
In Louiseville, where the premier spoke about expanding the program, some residents were surprised to find out a few days later theyResident Johanne Beaulieu contacted public security officials a few days after Legault's press conference requesting compensation. She was told she wasn't eligible. Allaire told Radio-Canada that after rechecking with the ministry, he was able to confirm that Beaulieu and others"Louiseville is surrounded by rivers, so it's reasonable to conclude that most citizens have water in the ground because the rivers rose too high and caused sewer backup," Allaire said.
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