Trudeau in PEI to Inspect Extensive Damage Caused by Post-Tropical Storm Fiona
STANLEY BRIDGE, P.E.I. — Justin Trudeau travelled today to P.E.I., where he inspected damage caused by post−tropical storm Fiona and pledged to find ways to build more resilient infrastructure.
The prime minister was in Stanley Bridge, where a storm surge and hurricane−force winds upended buildings and tossed fishing boats onto the shore early Saturday.
Trudeau was also expected to head to two communities in Cape Breton: Glace Bay and Sydney.
Fiona left a trail of destruction across a wide swath of Atlantic Canada, stretching from Nova Scotia’s eastern mainland to Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island and southwestern Newfoundland….