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French River gets flood relief money

The disaster assistance program applies to a primary residence and its basic contents, or to a small business, farm or not-for-profit organization
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French River Flood Activation map

The government is activating the Disaster Recovery Assistance for Ontarians program in the Municipality of French River. 

Heavy rainfall and snowmelt led to severe flooding across many parts of northern, central and eastern Ontario. The municipality declared a state of emergency on May 26, after high water levels on the French River, fed from Lake Nipissing, caused flooding in the community. 

The disaster assistance program applies to a primary residence and its basic contents, or to a small business, farm or not-for-profit organization. It provides assistance for emergency expenses and the costs to repair or replace essential property following a natural disaster not covered by insurance.

To find out if they are eligible for assistance, if they are in the activation area and for next steps, individuals, small businesses, farms, and not-for-profit organizations should review the map [PDF] and program guidelines available at ontario.ca/DisasterAssistance, or call 1-844-780-8925 or email [email protected] after speaking with their private insurance provider.

Residents will have until November 8, 2019 to apply for assistance through the program.

Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing said, "Our government will continue working with municipalities to assess the damage caused by the extreme spring flooding we've experienced across the province."