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YELLOWKNIFE - The government of the Northwest Territories says it will cover the cost to repair or replace homes damaged by spring flooding.
Homes damaged by historic levels of flooding are seen in Fort Simpson, N.W.T., on May 20, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Whelly MANDATORY CREDIT
YELLOWKNIFE - The government of the Northwest Territories says it will cover the cost to repair or replace homes damaged by spring flooding.
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The government says 70 homes were affected in Fort Simpson, 16 to 18 in Jean Marie River and 10 in Fort Good Hope after rivers rose to historic levels, which forced entire communities to be evacuated and displaced hundreds of people.
The territory will be getting the money to repair homes from the Disaster Assistance Policy, which offers either 80 per cent of the total cost of structural repairs or up to $100,000 dollars for those that do not have their own home insurance.
That funding cap is being removed for this year s 2021 flood season, so those without insurance will have the full value of their damage assessment paid for by the N.W.T. government.
Under this policy, victims can also file claims for any essential items they might have lost in the floods. The territory won t be lifting the funding cap for those claims.
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The base of the statue was defaced with red paint and red handprints.