The Grand River Conservation Authority is still in the running for financial assistance from the provincial government to cover costs incurred in last December’s ice storm.
The agenda package for the GRCA’s Aug. 22 general meeting contained a letter from Deputy Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Laurie LeBlanc in response to the authority’s expression of interest to the Ice Storm Assistance Program.
“The ministry has carefully reviewed your submission and determined that you have provided sufficient evidence of damage incurred as a result of the Dec. 21-22, 2013 ice storm. You are eligible to proceed to the full claim stage to seek assistance for eligible response and recovery costs,” the letter states. The deadline for the claim submission is Oct. 31.
In a report presented at the April 25 GRCA meeting, Dave Bennett, director of operations estimated the GRCA had spent about $108,000 cleaning up damage from the ice storm and was expecting the total bill for its properties to come in around $400,000.
It’s not yet known what portion of the cleanup efforts will be covered by the province.
