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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<
Newfoundland fishers face livelihood questions after Fiona storm damage
Colourful fishing stages bobbed in the water by Rose Blanche-Harbour Le Cou Tuesday as Cliff Bateman watched from his property. Days earlier, the picturesque buildings that are used to land and process fish were upright before post-tropical storm Fiona swept them into the ocean by the southwestern Newfoundland town. Bateman watched the storm toss them through the water. “It’s a big loss, I tell you that,” he said from inside his kitchen. The now-retired fisherman said he stored a priceless accumulation of gear and history inside the structures that were passed down through his family, some built over 100 years ago. >click to read< 10:08
