ST. JOHN’S — An evacuation order is over in Badger, N.L., and a state of emergency has lifted in Trepassey, N.L., after weather led to dangerous situations in both towns. The town council in Badger, in central Newfoundland, ordered about 170 people out of their homes last week due to rising water levels in the nearby Exploits River. Though people were allowed to return home Wednesday, the town said on social media that a state of emergency remained in place. However, a state of emergency in southeastern Newfoundland ended Wednesday after surging seas left a road in Trepassey nearly impassable. Pounding waves tore down the community’s breakwater and left a narrow road to a remote part of town strewn with rocks, broken pavement and debris. Mayor Wanda Waddleton said Tuesday that the town declared a state of emergency that day because fire trucks and ambulances couldn’t get over the road. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 4, 2026.
