Today, the Government of Yukon launched the 2023 Flood Recovery Funding Program for the Klondike Valley. The program provides financial assistance to Yukoners for uninsured damages to their property and possessions caused by recent flooding in the Klondike Valley.
Eligible residents, farmers and business owners can access funding through three streams:
- Housing: Financial assistance for eligible damage and losses up to a maximum of $250,000.
- Agriculture: Financial assistance for eligible damage costs up to a maximum of $500,000.
- Small Business: Financial assistance for eligible damage costs up to a maximum of $500,000.
The program is intended to compensate individuals for flood-related damages and to re-establish or maintain the viability of working farms and small businesses.
Application forms are available now at www.Yukon.ca/flood-funds. Forms will also be available at the Yukon Housing Corporation’s Dawson office starting Tuesday, July 4. The deadline for applications is October 3, 2023.
This year’s ice jam and freshet flooding on the Klondike River devastated people’s homes and livelihoods. The 2023 Flood Recovery Funding Program will help Klondike Valley residents recover from the losses caused by this natural disaster.
This flood caused more severe damage than flooding in previous years. It has been a very challenging time for residents in the Klondike Valley and the Flood Recovery Funding Program will help provide relief as the community continues to build back. Our government is there to support now and in the weeks and months ahead. I encourage those affected to apply for this support and to remember you can apply for multiple streams.
Klondike residents came together to help each other during the recent significant flooding and I was proud of the collaborative response from neighbours, the Yukon government, the City of Dawson and the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Government. The parameters of the 2023 Flood Recovery Funding Program for the Klondike Valley are based directly on the needs of affected households, farms and businesses, and the significant feedback my colleagues and I received from impacted individuals. This is the crucial next step to help everyone get back on their feet.
Jordan Owens
Cabinet Communications
867-332-0615
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Julia Duchesne
Communications, Community Services
867-332-4188
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