Disaster relief (for Badger Newfoundland).Local Anglicans were part of the relief effort for the people of Badger badger, name for several related members of the weasel family. Most badgers are large, nocturnal, burrowing animals, with broad, heavy bodies, long snouts, large, sharp claws, and long, grizzled fur. , Nfld., who were forced out of their homes by a wall of ice after three rivers Three Rivers, Que., Canada: see Trois Rivières. surged over their banks and converged on the town in mid-February. When temperatures dropped below -25 C degrees, the town became locked in ice, and some residents reported over a metre of ice inside their houses. Rev. Randy Lockyer, incumbent at Holy Trinity, Grand Falls-Windsor, about a 20-minute drive from Badger, said most people had come to Grand Falls Grand Falls, cities, Canada Grand Falls. 1 City (1991 pop. 6,083), W N.B., Canada, on the St. John River. The nearby falls in the river and its 1-mi- (1.6-km) long gorge attract many visitors. The falls power a large hydroelectric development. to seek shelter in an old nursing home or stay with friends and family. The churches in Grand Falls, which include two Anglican parishes, took turns cooking meals for displaced displaced see displacement. families and were part of a community planning meeting led by the Red Cross and Salvation Army Salvation Army, Protestant denomination and international nonsectarian Christian organization for evangelical and philanthropic work. Organization and Beliefs The Salvation Army has established branches in 100 countries throughout the world. , which co-ordinated the disaster relief efforts. The Red Cross issued a plea for $250,000 in disaster relief funds to help the people of Badger. The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund sent $5,000. By mid-March only 400 residents had gone back to their homes. Some homes sustained such extensive ice and water damage that they were permanently uninhabitable. Staff |
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