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the end .of August, when the face of
rich was forever changed following
vitstating F3 tornado Aug. 21.
cs ofthe storm and its aftermath fall
nany categories disaster, records,
politics but most importantly,
ig together.
i rigs we lost are tragic, none more so
he loss of Normand Laberge during.
)1 umdous event But we've gained a
s: as hoot sides "of the coin can be
.seen by scanning the headlines
!mut the lest four months of 2011
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soon Lass then a mond after the
crm,. ods is downtown business
o nmunftyy was at 50 per cent of its
nrmer operatkwis. Now more than .
its months following the August 21
t rnado, almost 80 per cent of core
usinesses have reopened at their
riginal.locatlons.
35 of the 185 existing pre -tornado
usinesses within the core have
• opened at their original locations.
arty BIA busine ees have relocated
nd have resumed operations,
nd 19 remain temporarily dosed.
o significant heritage buildings
ave been removed in 2011.
i MES: 2011,30 residential demo -
ion permits were issued where the
• ar before, there were just two. The
• tai number of commercial and Indus -
al demolitions were 14 and three
pectively, both up from 0 the year
or.
•. novation permits boomed 37
residential, 25 for c0nwIt r
eaI and 1 for industrial.
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A powerful tornado ripped a
destructive path through
(:oderich Sunday afternoon,
killing one perms and injuring
several others while destroying
complete neighbourhoods,
ink The Sqcate
The tornado, prize by
Environment Canada as a low
end F3. paned winds of bin
2280 ami no km pet hour as It
mid dwougis town Fust before
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As firefighters and polite
responded to 1111111100111 scenes
of devastation, shocked and
bewildered residents poured
into the streets littered with
uprootedtrees. debris and
downed power )Ines to survey
the desuuctiop wrought by the
tornado and accompanying
storm.
It was all over in a matter of
minutes but will take months
and yeas to rebuild. Premier
Dion MaGuirtry toured !heeler
114orsdav afternoon and offered.
financial support from the
purvinor
Da nage was Widespread
acsosa the town and the natural
gm system to the toren VMS dna
down to prevent explosions.
Hydro had been restored to
about 30 per cent of die town's
residents. Many atter rioted
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