Six years after Mud Lake flooding, the fight for compensation drags on

Watson Rumbolt lives in Mud Lake, a town of 40 people that was flooded May 17, 2017, shortly after the Muskrat Falls dam was built. Mud Lake recovered, in part. Last September, the provincial government, without accepting liability for the floods, announced a relocation package for Mud Lake residents. Each household can receive up to $270,000, but must agree to move away from Mud Lake. Only people with property in the town of Mud Lake are eligible, meaning residents like Chiasson don't qualify.