Gov. Hochul thanks first responders in St. Lawrence County in dealing with flooding

CANTON, N.Y. (WWTI) – New York Governor Kathy Hochul thanked first responders at the Canton Volunteer Fire Department  for their handling of severe weather late last week in Northern New York.

The remnants of Hurricane Debby caused roads to be closed and plenty of damage in Jefferson and St. Lawrence counties. A number of roadways are still severely affected from the flooding rains.

It’s been a really tough summer for New Yorkers, particularly here in the North Country, as we’re still dealing with the onslaught of Beryl just 33 days ago, some of our neighbors in Lewis County are still suffering from those effects. But here in St. Lawrence – St. Lawrence is the largest county geographically in the State of New York, told that the size of Rhode Island. Imagine the scale of having to deal with the crisis of this magnitude with a volunteer fire department from a place like Canton. I want to thank every one of them for stepping up and giving their time and their talents and literally being willing to put themselves directly in harm’s way to save the lives of their neighbors.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul

At one time over 50 road and bridges were closed in St. Lawrence County due to the rains on Friday. This list was updated on late Saturday afternoon.

The governor’s office said homeowners in the county can apply for up to $50,000 to make storm-related repairs from last week’s weather.

The New York State Department of Financial Services will be on the campus of SUNY Potsdam from 2 p.m. until 7 p.m. Thursday. They will be there to help provide insurance resources to residents and businesses dealing with the flooding and severe weather.

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