Premier Furey to Arrive in Port aux Basques tomorrow; Military Support on Standby

Premier Andrew Furey expects to be back in the province tomorrow as officials continue to assess the devastating effects of Hurricane Fiona on the southwest coast.

The premier expects to arrive in the Port aux Basques region from Turkey early tomorrow morning.

Furey has been following the situation closely and says the images coming from the southwest coast are heartwrenching. He says the plan is to visit a number of areas impacted such as Burnt Islands and Isle aux Mort to meet with those affected by Fiona.

He says the plan is to help residents with recovery efforts and supporting them throughout the coming days.

Premier Furey says he’s been in contact with Port aux Basques mayor Brian Button and other officials including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

He says the Prime Minister gave him full assurance that the federal government would be there to help out where needed.

The premier says they haven’t called the Canadian Armed Forces in yet, but they are on standby as the damage continues to be assessed.

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Premier Furey says once they are able to get a full scope of the damage within the next couple of days, they will decide if assistance is needed from the Armed Forces.

He is reminding residents to not go out unless absolutely necessary as it is still an active situation.