Last week Premier Tim Houston announced a series of provincial Fiona response initiatives for agriculture. These two programs have now been launched:
A one-time grant of $2,500 is being sent to registered farms in Central, Northern and Eastern Nova Scotia that experienced financial losses due to infrastructure or crop damage, livestock loss or extended power outages due to the hurricane. Funding from the $4-million Farm Emergency Response Grant Program is also available to registered farmers who experienced storm damage outside the most impacted regions.
- For more information, please contact the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture’s Programs Branch at 1-866-844-4276.
- If you are an unregistered farm in the impacted areas, please contact Robin Mahoney at 1-866-844-4276.
A one-time grant of $2,500 is being sent to registered farms in Central, Northern and Eastern Nova Scotia that experienced financial losses due to infrastructure or crop damage, livestock loss or extended power outages due to the hurricane. Funding from the $4-million Farm Emergency Response Grant Program is also available to registered farmers who experienced storm damage outside the most impacted regions.
This program is providing $500,000 in federal and provincial funding through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership to offset costs to farm owners who installed a backup generator immediately before hurricane Fiona or during the extended power outages the storm caused. The program can over up to 100 per cent of the cost of purchasing and installing a generator for on-farm use. The Canadian Agricultural Partnership is a $3 billion, five-year (2018-2023) investment by federal, provincial, and territorial governments to strengthen and grow Canada’s agriculture and agri-food sector.
Additionally, there was the following announcement related to additional funding whose details have not yet been finalized:
Provincial Fiona Agricultural
Program
Government is providing $6
million through the Provincial Fiona Agricultural Program to cover
extraordinary operational costs experienced because of the storm. A simplified
application process will be announced soon to ensure funding is dispersed
quickly. Additional funding will also be available in the weeks and months ahead
to help farmers with rebuilding costs that are not covered by other programs.
An email will be sent out regarding this program once guidelines have been
finalized, if you are interested in learning more about this program, please
contact your local regional office to indicate as such.
If you have any questions regarding the programs above, please don't hesitate to reach out to your regional NSDA staff for more information. The contacts are as listed below:
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Eastern Region Offices |
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Sydney |
Gary Koziel |
902-563-2003 or
902-565-8132 |
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Marina Gillis |
902-563-2001 or
902-578-0786 |
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Antigonish |
Rhonda MacDougall |
902-863-7501 or
902-631-2264 |
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Bible Hill |
Daniel Muir |
902-893-6586 or
902-890-1787 |
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Western Region Offices |
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Kentville |
Jeff Wentzell |
902-824-0924 |
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Colin Hirtle |
902-599-0619 |
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Lunenburg |
Donald Cluney |
902-634-7575 or
902-890-6322 |
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Cornwallis |
Kevin Morin |
902-223-8085 |
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Toll Free Line: 1-800-279-0825 |
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