A group of property owners along the flood-prone Lake Erie shoreline — on Erie Shore Drive — say they've taken legal action against the Municipality of Chatham-Kent. More than 80 members of the group Erie Shore Drive Property Owners Association are seeking damages from the municipality, according to a media release issued on Wednesday. "The dike beneath Erie Shore Drive and the shoreline protection were built under the Drainage Act, placing an obligation on the municipality to maintain both. (Katerina Georgieva/CBC)'Forced into the situation'Trevor Dixon, a member of the Erie Shore Drive Property Owners' Association says this situation should not have happened. CBC News reached out to the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, which confirmed it had been served with legal action on Wednesday.

Source: CBC News May 19, 2021 18:44 UTC