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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Vol. 53 No. 30 Sicamous, B.C., • 1.25 (HST included) • www.eaglevalleynews.com
Where there’s smoke: Sicamous Volunteer Fire Department Cpt. Derrick Brown proudly peels out on his Suzuki Boulevard to make some smoke Friday for the Sicamous Sturgis North Burnout competition. See page 7 for more images from the event. Photo by Lachlan Labere
Flooding expenses expected to impact district budget Relief: Committee to be assembled to dole out aid from trust for Sicamous flood victims. By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
Sicamous council may have to revisit the district’s financial plan to deal with flooding-related expenses not covered within the budget or by the provincial disaster relief fund. Council received a heads-up at their last regular meeting from district interim administrator Doug Ruttan that the $20,000 budgeted for disaster relief may not cover all the expenses incurred by the district in dealing with the flash flood in Two Mile or flooding from high water. “We have a $20,000 emergency disaster fund and what is at issue is obviously, during the hectic period of the last couple of weeks, some decisions had to be made
he at the spur of the might not be covxmoment,” exered by the B.C. n. plained Ruttan. government’s dire “We’re not sure saster relief fund whether all thosee may be after all. … during the hectic period of the last edecisions are beMayor Darcouple of weeks, some decisions had ing covered byy rell Trouton to be made at the spur of the moment. others. And we noted a contractWe’re not sure whether all those ve just want to give ing company has decisions are being covered by others. p the heads-up been sent into Doug Ruttan at to council that Sicamous by the Interim administrator o we may have to province to prod come back and vide assistance, ask council for a and the district is financial budget amendment .” also receiving help in dealing with provinAsked if he had any idea what kind of cial disaster relief to “make sure we’re getan increase the district will see, Ruttan said ting the best bang for our buck” in terms he has been receiving feedback from the of recovery. province and that some things he thought “We feel that as water goes down,
there’s going to be more disaster costs associated with this – what is covered, what isn’t covered,” said Trouton. “The whole community wants to know. We need to know. We’re asking some real tough questions right now.”
Disaster relief Council will be creating a committee to dole out funds donated for disaster relief. The district has already received a number of applications and inquiries relating to disaster assistance, interim administrator Doug Ruttan explained at the last council meeting. He recommended that council appoint a committee to set the criteria and review applications for the Sicamous See Financial on page 2