Military looking at role to help New Brunswickers affected by ice storm
TRACADIE-SHEILA, N.B. — New Brunswick’s premier said the Canadian Armed Forces have sent in a “recon team” to see how they can help the recovery effort after an ice storm ravaged parts of the province this week.
Brian Gallant told a news conference in Tracadie Saturday that he spoke to Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale about what support the federal government can provide. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan tweeted that the Canadian Forces is ready to help “Canadians who face uncertainty and distress” in the wake of Wednesday’s ice storm.
Gallant said it’s unclear what help could be provided.
“At this point, it’s all hypothetical. We really don’t know what type of support they would bring in. We don’t know if there would be any type of help they would actually be able to give us,” Gallant said. “Any type of question of what expense is put into the restoration efforts will happen over the next few weeks.”