Province Denies Disaster Relief Funds for Vaughan

Expecting disaster relief money to pay for repairs following this summer’s tornado, an announcement made on Friday confirmed that the City of Vaughan is on its own.

Vaughan and York Region estimate the cost of response and recovery efforts from the storm at over $500,000.  Moreover, many Vaughan home owners are still waiting for their insurance companies to compensate them for the damage.

As Vaughan Mayor Linda Jackson told CP24 on Friday, “The issues with insurance companies are becoming really widespread.  Claims that started at $40,000 to 50,000 are climbing to $200,000 because mold is starting to get into those homes and winter is coming.”

Mold is usually the result of flooding, water damage and/or high humidity.  Once mold takes hold it’s difficult to remove.  Furthermore, the longer the situation goes unattended, the worse it gets. 

In many cases, household items that have been contaminated by sewage, or that have been wet for a long time, will have to be bagged, tagged and discarded according to local regulations.

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