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By Cam Lee

Carrot River PDAP

Carrot River residents can access PDAP after last month’s storm

Jul 18, 2024 | 11:53 AM

Residents in Carrot River can now access the Provincial Disaster Assistance Program (PDAP).

Many homeowners have been dealing with the aftermath of a severe windstorm that hammered the community late last month.

Administrator Taryn Bryson told northeastNOW the town has been informing the public about the process through social media and posters around the community.

“When the storm happened, we were telling everyone during cleanup, make sure you’re taking pictures before you remove any of the debris and hold onto the pictures for the claims process,” said Bryson.

She said the next step would be for residents to talk to their insurance provider to see if there is coverage through insurance first.

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“Anything that is ineligible through your insurance could possibly be covered by the PDAP program.”

PDAP guidelines and general questions have been posted on Carrot River’s social media profile. Links are provided that may have the answers to the questions residents have. The town’s website and social media profile also has links to the PDAP application forms, and application forms are also available at town hall.

Residents that need to access PDAP have two years from the date of the incident to submit their claim.

“For all the people that are getting a little bit anxious, they haven’t heard from their insurance adjustors yet and whatnot, they don’t need to be in a rush. PDAP is quite user-friendly in that way, same as your insurance, you have two years after any sort of damage to process a claim,” said Bryson.

She added they don’t have concrete figures on how many people have accessed PDAP from Carrot River.

“I know I have about a dozen (people) that are accessing the coverage for debris removal and cutting down of the trees that were leaning precariously towards their house or towards power lines,” she explained.

According to Bryson, the local fire chief counted about 142 properties that were visibly affected by the storm.

Cleanup from the storm is ongoing, with the town looking to schedule another day next week for the public works department to gather tree limbs that homeowners put in their front yards or the back alley to be picked up.

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