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L'Escale Secondary School in Louiseville suffered damage due to the passage of storm Debby.
Photo : - / Daniel Ricard
Published at 5:26 p.m. EST
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The passage of Hurricane Debby in August in Louiseville caused significant cleaning costs for the Chemin-du-Roy School Service Center in Louiseville. L'Escale Secondary School was damaged by heavy rain.
According to the notice published on the government portal, it cost nearly $135,000 to clean and repair the damage at l'Escale Secondary School.
The work included cleaning the clay that had accumulated around and inside the school, demolishing certain premises and restoring the premises.
More than 100 millimeters of rain fell on the evening of August 9, causing significant damage to many homes and businesses in Louiseville and Yamachiche.
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The cleanup work included cleaning up sediment that ended up on the school grounds.
Photo : - / Daniel Ricard
The passage of Debby was the costliest meteorological event in the history of Quebec, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada. The storm cost at least $2.5 billion in insurable damages, surpassing the 1998 ice storm.
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