New Brunswick·New
The mayor of a New Brunswick municipality is questioning the threshold the province uses for declaring a flood, after one was declared for the community of Gagetown, despite there being no visible impact, he said, to infrastructure like roads or buildings.
Mayor Clinton Sharpe says only visible impact has been some water on road not used this time of year
Aidan Cox · CBC News
· Posted: Apr 22, 2026 5:07 PM EDT | Last Updated: 17 minutes ago
Listen to this article
Estimated 4 minutes
The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.
Some water on Ferry Road in Jemseg was the only hint of flooding impacting infrastructure in the municipality of Arcadia on Wednesday, said Mayor Clinton Sharpe. (Submitted by Clinton Sharpe)
The mayor of a New Brunswick village is questioning the threshold the province uses for declaring a flood in his community.
The provincial government declared the threshold for flooding had been met this week in the community of Gagetown — one of several along the St. John River that make up the municipality of Arcadia.
Even though the province declares a flood when water starts to “cause significant costs,” Arcadia Mayor Clinton Sharpe said he hasn’t seen anything to suggest that’s happening in his community.
This story was brought to Nouzie by RSS. The original post can be found on https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/gagetown-arcadia-new-brunswick-flood-9.7173564?cmp=rss
