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By James Peters

Provincial Help

Province of B.C. opens Disaster Financial Assistance program to wildfire-affected communities

Sep 6, 2023 | 2:40 PM

VICTORIA — As North Shuswap evacuees return home, the province has opened its Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) program to communities affected by wildfires all over B.C.

The province announced Wednesday (Sept. 6) that Indigenous communities, electoral areas and municipalities within the following regional districts are eligible for assistance:

• Cariboo Regional District
• Columbia Shuswap Regional District
• Fraser Valley Regional District
• Northern Rockies Regional Municipality
• Peace River Regional District
• Regional District Bulkley-Nechako
• Regional District Central Okanagan
• Regional District East Kootenay
• Regional District Kitimat-Stikine
• Regional District North Okanagan
• Regional District of Fraser-Fort George
• Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen
• Squamish-Lillooet Regional District
• Stikine (unincorporated)
• Thompson-Nicola Regional District

People whose properties were damaged by fire are urged to contact their insurance companies for further assistance.