Province promises interim payment toward 2013 ice storm damage
Administrator | Feb 17, 2015 | Comments 0
An Ontario government news release indicates Prince Edward County will receive a $155,682 interim payment from the Ice Storm Assistance fund.
However, Mayor Robert Quaiff said Friday he hasn’t heard anything about assistance yet to help cover costs from the December 2013 ice storm. The storm cost the County almost $500,000 in damages, emergency response costs and clean up. The County was one of the hardest hit municipalities in the province.
Three municipalities have received final payments and 55 claimants will be watching the mail for interim payments.
MPP Todd Smith called on the province in July to speed up the process for the ice storm assistance as well as assistance due to flooding in Foxboro in April 2014.
Friday’s press statement said “The remaining funding will be issued once the claims review is complete and eligible costs are verified.”
Final payments went to:
Township of Centre Wellington – $297,543
Township of Mapleton – $23,009
Township of Puslinch – $44,923
Ontario will be reimbursed by the federal government for a portion of the eligible response and recovery costs under the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements.
The ice storm caused widespread damage and blackouts across southern, western and eastern Ontario. At the peak of the storm, over 800,000 hydro customers were without power.
Interim payment offers have been made to the following municipalities and conservation authorities:
Ajax – $178,482
Newmarket – $43,548
Alnwick/Haldimand – $10,378
North Perth – $31,962
Aurora – $102,833
Northumberland County – $13,015
Brampton – $6,604,414
Oakville – $1,922,379
Brant County – $17,314
Oshawa – $571,619
Brantford – $34,552
Peel Region – $796,847
Burlington – $1,166,883
Pickering – $180,928
Caledon – $272,488
Port Hope – $164,949
Cambridge – $122,547
Prince Edward County – $155,682
Clarington – $463,428
Richmond Hill – $1,137,159
Cobourg – $32,053
Stratford – $4,687
Durham Region – $525,021
Toronto – $22,488,907
East Gwillimbury – $5,048
Vaughan – $3,579,618
Erin – $156,702
Waterloo – $127,505
Guelph – $321,080
Waterloo Region – $47,915
Guelph/Eramosa – $56,178
Wellington North – $2,200
Halton Hills – $326,901
West Perth – $7,587
Halton Region – $996,639
Whitby – $266,816
Hamilton – $1,446,814
Whitchurch-Stouffville – $109,039
Hamilton Township – $17,699
Wilmot – $10,597
Huron East – $3,889
Woolwich – $32,649
King – $76,310
York Region – $809,111
Kitchener – $143,028
Markham – $2,480,559
Milton – $650,370
Minto – $28,173
Mississauga – $3,310,943
Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority – $4,505
Credit Valley Conservation Authority – $26,147
Grand River Conservation Authority – $191,743
Halton Region Conservation Authority – $45,266
Hamilton Region Conservation Authority – $19,975
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority – $95,412
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