Natasha Murphy spent the winter inside her family’s leaking home in Glace Bay, N.S., that was damaged by post-tropical storm Fiona.
Half of her roof is missing and remains covered with a tarp. Water has been seeping into her front porch and through a light fixture in the main room.
Murphy received a few thousand dollars from insurance to cover the damage but has been waiting for government assistance since October.
“It’s a bit frustrating. You don’t know when the water’s coming in,” she said. “We actually can’t turn on the light in the living room because we’re scared we might start a fire. So it’s
