City hoping province will compensate flooded residents
North Battleford residents may soon be able to replace their remaining buckets of water with buckets of cash if the province decides the city qualifies under its disaster assistance program, following the Aug. 8 flooding after an intense rainfall.
“We want to see the province help as many people as they can in our city,” said Mayor Ryan Bater.
Council agreed at its meeting Monday to apply to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations, through the Provincial Disaster Assistance Program (PDAP), to designate the city an area affected by natural disaster as a result of the heavy rainstorm — a severe weather occurrence — to help residents receive support.
“City hall received 30 calls the day after the storm from residents and property owners who were experiencing flooding,” said Bater.