60 homes lostĪn estimated 60 homes and a total of 150 structures have been destroyed by the wildfire that started near Barrington Lake on May 27. He said the aim is for some residents in the evacuated zones to begin returning home by the end of the week. He said if individuals can't get through, they should keep calling or contact their councillor.įrotten said the municipality is hoping to notify residents by Thursday. "It's the biggest disaster we've ever had to handle and we're trying our best to inform the public," he said.įrotten said people should contact the municipality's main phone line at 90. Municipality 'inundated' with callsĬhris Frotten, the CAO for the Municipality of Barrington, said the municipality has been "inundated" with phone calls from people. Is that us? Like, are we going to be out for another two weeks? We need to know what's going on," Peter Elgi said. "There's some areas that they're saying, with the hotspots, it could be days to weeks. The Elgis say they haven't been able to work because their jobs are on Cape Sable Island, and the only way they could get there is by driving three or four hours around Yarmouth.īut, they say, that would be unrealistic, especially if they find out that they can go home soon. Later Wednesday, Janet Elgi said she spoke with someone from the municipality and was told her home wasn't damaged. Janet and Peter Elgi were forced out of their homes when the evacuation order was first issued near Barrington Lake in Shelburne County. Janet Elgi said she contacted the Barrington municipality Wednesday morning to try to find out if their home is still standing, but she was told she couldn't book an in-person appointment because they're in Shelburne. They were forced to leave their home on Upper Clyde Road when the evacuation was first ordered, and they've been staying in a motel in Shelburne with their pets.
Contact information has also been posted to the Barrington and Clark's Harbour Emergency Management Organization Facebook page.īut Janet and Peter Elgi have been left frustrated by the lack of communication. Officials were asking residents to visit the Shelburne County East Emergency Management Facebook page to find contact information to book appointments and to find out more information on well-water testing and electricity. "We want to make sure that the people whose homes have been damaged or lost, we'll get them in ahead of time so that they are in that zone under escort with the RCMP to spend time at their sites with nobody else around and nobody else interfering," MacLeod said. The municipalities of Barrington and Shelburne said beginning Wednesday, those who remain out of their homes were being asked to contact their municipality to book an appointment to learn more about the status of their property. (Ryan Snoddon/CBC News) How residents can learn about status of home
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