Ontario to provide ice storm recovery funding for businesses, municipalities
- The Ontario government introduced two financial assistance programs for municipalities and businesses affected by a severe ice storm in March.
- The storm caused power outages to nearly 400,000 homes and businesses in Ontario.
- One program will assist municipalities with emergency response and cleanup costs, including clearing fallen trees, while the other provides up to $5 million for eligible businesses and not-for-profit organizations for storm-related cleanup and repairs.
- Eligible applicants must apply for funding by October 31, according to the Ontario government.
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Ice storm recovery funding available to municipalities, businesses
Deadline to apply for provincial funding is Oct. 31

Ontario to provide ice storm recovery funding for businesses, municipalities
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Ontario to provide ice storm recovery funding for businesses, municipalities – 105.9 The Region
The Ontario government says it’s introducing two financial assistance programs to help municipalities and businesses recover from a severe March ice storm. The storm in late March left nearly 400,000 homes and businesses with power outages and damaged property as freezing rain covered parts of Ontario in layers of ice. The province says it will launch two one-time financial assistance programs to help with ice storm recovery, including one to he…
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