The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) announced that the Provincial Disaster Assistance Program (PDAP) will extend all deadlines to submit claims cost by one year to help with wildfire recovery.
Individual applications are required to be submitted within six months of the disaster.
That will be followed with an extension for a PDAP applicant's claim costs will provide one additional year from the original date of expiration; this would be for items such as temporary displacement costs.
After a disaster, households have a lot to manage and take care of as they work through recovery," Saskatchewan Public Safety President Marlo Pritchard said in a news release. "The Recovery Task Team will continue to look for ways to support and take some of that pressure off of the communities and their residents."
Learn more about PDAP at www.saskpublicsafety.ca/pdap or call 1-866-632-4033, Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for more information.
In Denare Beach, clean-up to clear lots began on July 23. SGI removed around 230 vehicles that were lost due to wildfires.
The Denare Beach Community Resiliency Centre has had over 70 individuals seeking information on insurance, PDAP, social or mental health services. Affected residents can visit the centre on Tuesday and Wednesday.
As of 11:00 a.m. on Monday, July 28, there are 60 active wildfires in Saskatchewan. Of those active fires, six are categorized as contained, 12 are not contained, 23 are ongoing assessments and 19 are listed as protecting values.
12 communities are currently under an evacuation order: Resort Subdivision of Lac La Plonge; La Plonge Reserve; Northern Village of Beauval; Northern Hamlet of Jans Bay; Resort Subdivision of Ramsey Bay; Patuanak/English River First Nation; Montreal Lake Cree Nation; Northern Village of Pinehouse; Canoe Lake Cree First Nation/Canoe Narrows; Île-à-la-Crosse; Resort Subdivision of Cole Bay; and Resort Subdivision of Little Amyot Lake.