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He watched Fiona wash away his livelihood. Now this Newfoundland fisherman says he’ll rebuild
Rose Blanche fisherman Hedley King says it’s almost impossible to put a dollar figure on what he lost to post-tropical storm Fiona, but he knows the road to rebuilding will be a long one. King lost three fishing sheds and a wharf in the wind and waves that hit Rose Blanche, about 45 kilometres from Port aux Basques on Newfoundland’s southwest coast. He also lost 40 tubs of gear for fishing halibut, an expensive freezer unit and much more. As King and his wife, Arthena, stand on the road and watch parts of their lives sail by, they say they’re committing to rebuilding in Rose Blanche. >click to read<
