Ice Storm Payouts From Province

By Steve Sabourin

December 19, 2015 - 6:44am

Seven midwestern Ontario communities have received final payments from the province's Ice Storm Assistance Program.

The ice storm hit the region in December 2013.

In 2014, the province announced that it would reimburse 100 per cent of eligible disaster response and recovery costs through the program.

The following municipalities received money:

Huron East - $11,000
Mapleton - $23,009
Minto - $70,917
North Perth - $87,760
Stratford - $11,366
Wellington North - $6,237
West Perth - $18,410
Erin - $441,571

Some of the harder hit areas received more, including Erin which received $441,571, and Centre Wellington, which received $297,543.

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