Producers who lost animals in spring snow storms would be eligible if their rural municipalities declared disasters
The Saskatchewan government has announced a supplemental program to help livestock producers who didn’t qualify for assistance under the existing program.
The province had said livestock producers who lost animals in heavy April snow storms would be eligible under the Provincial Disaster Assistance Program if the rural municipalities in which they lived declared disasters.
However, only producers with less than $2 million in gross revenue qualified for PDAP.
On June 16 the government’s public safety minister Christine Tell announced the additional help would be available for producers above that cap who otherwise met the definition of a small business.
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“In Saskatchewan it is reasonable for a family run farming operation to exceed this threshold in gross annual revenues, but not have the capacity to recover without government assistance,” said a news release.
Local RMs must still declare disasters through the PDAP process; some have declared for one storm while others have declared for two. The two most significant snowfalls occurred April 13 to 15 and April 22 to 24.
Declarations so far include: Antler, Arlington, Brock, Argyle, Benson, Browning, Brokenshell, Cambria, Cana, Chester, Coalfields, Cymri, Elcapo, Enniskillen, Estevan, Golden West, Grayson, Happy Valley, Hart Butte, Hazelwood, Key West, Kingsley, Lake Alma, Lomond, Martin, Maryfield, Montmartre, Moose Creek, Moose Mountain, Moosomin, Mount Pleasant, Piapot, Poplar Valley, Reciprocity, Rocanville, Silverwood, St. Louis, Storthoaks, Surprise Valley, The Gap, Walpole, Wawken, Weyburn, White Valley and Willowdale, as well as the town of Maple Creek.
