2005 flood damage results in record payout
Last Updated: Thursday, June 1, 2006 | 1:40 PM MT
CBC News
The Alberta government says a record $162 million worth of damage claims were filed after last year's flooding in southern parts of the province.
The claims, filed by residents, business owners, farmers and First Nations, made the 2005 disaster recovery program the largest in the province's history.
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Jay O'Neill, spokesman for the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, says the claims filed for provincial coverage do not include damage that was covered by insurance.
O'Neill says the government programs are in place to cover damage for which insurance is not readily available, such as overland flooding.
About half of the 12,000 claims filed in southern Alberta came from the city of Calgary.
Calgary residents and business owners received more than $14 million in compensation, but municipal damages are still being added up.
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An additional 700 claims were filed from the Blood Reserve and 500 claims came from Lethbridge.
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