Nova Scotia premier taken aback by storm damage: ‘I couldn’t believe my eyes’
SYDNEY, N.S. — Nova Scotia’s premier says he could not believe his eyes when he saw the damage from the powerful storm that pummelled much of Atlantic Canada over the long weekend.
“When you see what’s happening, trees being uprooted and taking roads with them, roads being washed out completely, the actual force of that water must be phenomenal,” Stephen McNeil said Wednesday during a visit to Sydney, the largest community in Cape Breton.
Both McNeil and Newfoundland Premier Dwight Ball arranged tours of the areas in their provinces worst hit by the weekend storm, which was associated with the remnants of Hurricane Matthew.
“I couldn’t believe my eyes,” said McNeil.