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00:00 It's a bit like a relief for the people of Bessimpol, for the people who are suffering.
00:06 In May, floodwaters and the waterways ravaged houses and flooded land,
00:11 causing serious financial losses of several million dollars.
00:16 It's the citizens who pay for all these floods, so we put in place our protection plan,
00:21 all through the springs. So it's important to adapt our territory.
00:26 An expertise study will be carried out thanks to this amount.
00:30 The required work will then be carried out to ensure the safety of the citizens in the event of any floods.
00:36 The idea is to temporarily repair the wall to ensure the safety of the population
00:42 and until there are permanent adaptations.
00:46 75% of the amount will be assumed by the government for a total amount of 1.2 million dollars.
00:53 The Bureau of Basin Project Saint-Laurent-Est will accompany the City to implement the appropriate solutions.
01:00 Validate and check the stability of the wall. Repair where there have been flaws.
01:05 We know there are places where the wall has caved in, so it's important to do emergency work.
01:11 There are people who have quite a lot of knowledge in the field, whether it's in hydraulics,
01:15 whether it's in mechanical structures, all that, and they are thinking about the future,
01:21 and to secure the wall for today is already a good step in the right direction.
01:25 The analysis results will allow us to know the exact scale of the work.
01:30 In addition, the mayor now has a better idea of the cost of reconstruction.
01:34 The bill is now worth more than 3 million dollars for municipal infrastructure alone,
01:38 and the bill is far from being finished.
01:40 Michael Pilote believes this is a step in the right direction.
01:44 Other phases of work to adapt our city center will come later in the coming months,
01:48 but the important thing is to move forward in the right direction.
01:51 The financial aid announced today is a first step to secure and consolidate the safety of citizens
01:57 in view of climate change.
01:59 Quebec assures that other investments will be announced soon.
02:03 Francis Galance, CIMT TVA, in Saint-Paul.
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