This weekend’s Nor’easter saw heavy winds, rain, and storm surges hit the South Shore.
Along with the wicked weather came flooding on Liverpool’s waterfront.
But that’s not an uncommon occurance anymore.
The downtown parking lot and several businesses were built on top of filled in parts of the harbour in the 50s.
Region of Queens mayor, David Dagley says planners filled it to where they thought was appropriate at the time but that’s not the case anymore.
“With climate change, the sea levels have been rising, the storm surges have brought it even higher and it’s happening with much more frequency today but in addition at a much higher elevation.”
Flooding used to only occur once in a while, usually during hurricanes.
Now it seems to be every storm surge, causing flooding in businesses and leading the municipality to block off the parking lot.
Dagley says council is looking at the situation and believes solutions can be found.
“Council of the Region of Queens is very concerned about this issue and will be looking to the federal and provincial government for funding support to assist us in resolving this water related impact issue.”
A municipally owned floating wharf, which had a backhoe shovel on it, floated away though was later retrieved.
Locals also captured photos of a car parked in front of the tourist bureau, partially submerged in water.
However, once the tides receded, there didn’t appear to be significant damage to the area.
PHOTO: Credit Tanya Wood
