Ottawa revamps disaster relief program with new focus on mitigation, rebuilding

OTTAWA — The federal government is overhauling the way it reimburses provinces and territories after natural disasters, with a new focus on funding rebuilding efforts that try to prevent the same level of destruction in a future disaster.
The new funding program is also aimed at speeding up the flow of money during recovery efforts. The previous program was criticized for the amount of time it took to make communities whole.
Data provided to The Canadian Press last year showed it took an a