Thunder Bay Continues To Assess Damage

The City of Thunder Bay is scaling back immediate relief efforts and is now focusing on recovery in the wake of last month’s flood.
Red Cross Spokesperson David St. George says of the 520 homes that requested clean-up help, they have 73 homes left needing assistance.
The Red Cross says this is the largest disaster relief effort they’ve had to deal with in Ontario over the last decade.
St. George says their volunteers have put in more than 12,000 hours helping people affected by flooding.
According of Red Cross and Salvation Army officials, they’ve raised more than $600,000 between them.
Mayor Keith Hobbs says two and a half weeks later, they still don’t know how much the disaster is going to cost.
Hobbs says they are estimating damage in the range of $1-million.
Hobbs says more than 3,000 homes were effected with flooding or sewage damage.
Garbage collection will resume next week and the fifth and final pump at the Water Treatment Plant could be up and running at that time.