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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
FIim-flam follows tornado
GODERICH:
Battered residents
warned about
shady operators
preying on needed
cleanup and repair
work
Jane Sims
OMI Agency
Even in a disaster zone, someone's
always out to make a fast buck.
After this month's Goderich tor-
nado destroyed the core of the "pret-
tiest town in Canada," warnings are
emerging for residents to beware of
fly-by-night scammers and con art-
ists ready to prey on the wounded
community.
Already, Goderich Mayor Deb
Shewfelt said, some savvy Goderich
residents have seen through some
shady schemes.
Shewfelt said 'Tuesday police were
called after one woman reported a
man who wanted cash to take down a
tree in exchange for a receipt that
would show double the amount.
Another opportunist claimed he
was authorized to haul away one of
the write-off cars from the deadly
Aug. 21 twister.
But the smart owner wouldn't let
the vehicle budge until the insurance
company approved its removal.
Around town, some residents have
reportedly paid up to $100 an hour
for tree removal and other work.
With rivers of spending expected
before the town is restored, shady
operators aren't unexpected.
In the days following the twister,
for example, stories made the rounds
about unscrupulous people offering
to remove damaged trees - - but at
excessive prices.
Ontario's Consumer Ministry, and
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