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Officials in Cape Breton Regional Municipality say earthen berms built after a major flood in 2016 helped slow water in the Wash Brook that runs through the Baille Ard Forest, sparing homes farther downstream.
Nova Scotia Emergency Management Minister John Lohr says Cape Breton Regional Municipality delayed some flood mitigation work and that held up its disaster assistance claim.
Flooding has been a problem in parts of the Sydney area for a number of years, but work begins Monday to try and mitigate the issue.
On Saturday, roughly 30 millimetres of rain came down and combined with melting snow and ice. At least another 50 millimetres fell overnight and into Tuesday morning.
Members of an online group say their worried once again about the impact on Sydney's Baille Ard trail and forest.