Disaster Financial Assistance Available

Provincial Disaster Financial Assistance has been authorized for people in the North Okanagan Regional District affected by flooding.

People who do not have flood insurance may make a claim for flood losses.

Information and application forms are available on the DFA website at www.gov.bc.ca/disasterfinancialassistance.

Application forms are also available at the Vernon Fire Hall at 3401 30th Street.

Emergency Management BC encourages people to submit their application as soon as possible.

The deadline to receive applications is August 5, 2017.

Applications can be submitted to DFA@gov.bc.ca or by fax: 250-952-5542.

As applications are received EMBC evaluators will contact the applicants to explain the DFA program requirements and schedule an onsite visit.

The DFA call center number is 1-888-257-4777.