City expects most of its $25M ice-storm costs to be recouped

City expects most of its $25M ice-storm costs to be recouped

'The damage to trees and vegetation will have a lasting impact that will take years to recover,' says official; city requesting help through Municipal Disaster Recovery Assistance

'This is years to clean up' Barrie's $25M ice storm tab, hope is province covers most of it

Winter transitioned into spring, soon it will be summer, but work continues to recover from the ice storm that clobbered Barrie in late March. "This is years to clean up," said Mayor Alex Nuttall, as council approved a direct motion Wednesday to request the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing activate the Municipal Disaster Recovery Assistance Program (MDRAP) to allow the city to submit a claim for costs associated with the ice storm. Acco…