The province is offering more financial help to Nova Scotians impacted by post-Tropical
Downed power poles along Little Harbour Road, Pictou County on Thursday, September 29 (Communications Nova Scotia photo)
Storm Fiona.
The province is giving $1.39 million to the Canadian Red Cross for hotel costs for people displaced by the storm. The United Way of Pictou County will receive $200,000 to help residents with housing repairs.
This is in addition to $830,000 in funding recently provided to United Way organizations to provide emergency home repair and other essentials to people in need, including $100,000 to the United Way of Pictou County.
To date, the province has committed more than $40 million in assistance to help Nova Scotians cope with the costs of hurricane recovery.