Major flooding in the Central Kootenay and East Kootenay from June 16 – 21, has caused property and content damages.

As a result of the damages sustained from this event, provincial Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) has been authorized for qualifying claimants, such as home owners, residential tenants, small business owners, farmers, charitable organizations and local government bodies, who were unable to obtain insurance to cover these disaster-related losses.

All applicants should first check with their insurance agent to determine if their current insurance policy provides coverage for the resulting damage. Depending on the circumstances, businesses and farmers may have been able to obtain commercial insurance for certain losses. As part of the DFA qualification process, businesses, farmers and charitable/volunteer organizations will need to provide a letter from their insurer indicating that they could not have purchased insurance to cover these disaster-related losses.

Click HERE for the application form for Disaster Relief

Click HERE for the summary of Disaster Financial Assistance available

Click HERE for more information on the Disaster Financial Assistance Program

Please submit any applications for assistance as soon as possible so that the damage assessment can be completed promptly by faxing or emailing the forms to:

E-mail:    [email protected];

Fax:        250-952-5542

Note that the deadline date for EMBC to receive this form is September 22.

Above photo: Mark Creek slaps against the bottom of the Marysville Falls trail bridge June 20. Ian Cobb/e-KNOW

City of Kimberley

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