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>> When flood waters rushed into streets and homes in nova scotia last july, it caused more than $170 million in insured damage. >> The driveway was covered and the flood burst through the back door and into clifton, crux basement. >> Photos show the aftermath the water had been high enough to make appliances float and left everything caked in mud. His estimated restoration cost $143,000. Taxes in his insurance capped at 50,000. >> I took 50,000 off the 143, left me with 90,000 in change. >> Then he applied to nova scotia's disaster financial assistance program, which pledged up to $200,000 for homeowners. But after months of waiting and piles of paperwork, crux was offered $6,000. He appealed and was then offered 15,000. At 74 years old, he's taken out a second mortgage to pay for the $60,000 he has left. >> What would you say if somebody said, we're going to put your home back to the way it originally was? Just pay. Pay my contractor's bill. That's all I want. >> The province is still processing more than 500 disaster assistance applications from the floods. 1100 have been paid out to the tune of $14 million for the ones that haven't been paid out are certainly very sympathetic. >> We know it's been very traumatic for them, but it's been challenging for us too. >> Flooding is actually the costliest natural hazard in canada in terms of property damage. >> It's why the intact center on climate adaptation created a tool to help municipalities prepare for and prevent urban flooding, which is expected to increase in frequency. >> We're expecting more kind of short duration, intense rainfall events, and we have, I think everyone knows examples of those across canada. >> My doctors increased a lot of my medications. >> The stress has taken its toll on crux. He's not sure he could take another flood, especially after what he's paid for this one. Heidi petracek "global news" middle sackville, nova scotia a graphic artist who designed tragically hip themed canadian travel posters has caught the attention of the band as jay durant explains, these posters are now being sold across the country. >> A little background music for inspiration. Graphic artist john sable island is creative partner. Adam rogers came up with a unique idea to showcase their client mitchell presses capabilities. >> It'd be kind of cool to do travel posters that were based on the tragically hip songs. >> Drawing from a classic canadian style, the finished products posted on social media quickly caught the attention of the kingston band, and they got a call from the tragically hip and said, wow, wow, I don't even know about this project really interesting. >> Maybe we can talk about it now. >> The complete set is being sold on the hips website. On their 40th anniversary, a hip trip around canada incorporates some hidden nuggets from those well-known lyrics. >> Weathervane jesus. At the top of this, we have ry cooder up in here, singing his eulogy could have been the willie nelson, or it could have been the wine. I probably went through their whole catalog. We actually ended up hiring a writer to help us with that, because we really wanted it to have, like, a over the top sort of advertising feel to the writing. >> This is not bilal's first tragically hip themed work. He created a commemorative poster for rogers arena during the farewell tour in 2016, back when he was more of a casual fan. >> I probably had 2 to 3 albums and now I probably probably, you know, I listen to them all the time, and now that I'm on my hands, teddy john's also an instructor at the wilson school of design from this project that's quickly taken off. >> There's a lesson here that he will continue to share with his students. >> You're going to get overwhelmed by the software and the technology and all of those things. But at the end of the day, it's all about imagination and it will be the one thing that will keep you in the industry. >> Jay durant "global news" >> And that's what's making national and international news for this monday, may 27th, you're watching "global news" morning. We'll be right back. My name is Detective Sergeant Emer Berry, I'm with the Criminal Assets Bureau. ANNOUNCER:Hidden Assets, new series Wednesday,June 5th on Global. At every ok tire store,you'll find a local ownerwho lives in your communit Proudly offering fullauto service. And when you shop with usyou're shopping local. Ok Tire. Service, repair and tire. It's going to be okay. Listen up! Here's a lesson

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