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Perth-Andover, Tobique flood report released

Relocating or flood-proofing homes would cost $8.2M

CBC News Posted: Aug 31, 2012

Moving or flood-proofing the village of Perth-Andover would cost the provincial government about $7.5 million, according to a report released Friday.

The estimated cost for similar measures in Tobique First Nation is $700,000, the report to government concludes.

“The risk to Perth-Andover and Tobique First Nation is relatively high with a flood event occurring about every five years over the past decade,” the 16-page report states.

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And itÂ’s expected to get worse due to a recent warming trend that contributes to the early break up and movement of ice, the Perth-Andover and Tobique First Nation Mitigation Study predicts.

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