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The government of Alberta has almost completed work on the first set of temporary camps for High River flood victims who were forced to evacuate their neighborhoods last month. The first set of victims will be allotted temporary housing facility, i.e. just north of the southern Alberta town, tomorrow. High River Mayor, Emile Blokland, mentioned that “I know this isn’t their original home, but it’s certainly a step up from where they are.” It was further added that “we’re only three weeks to the day here where they started on this site and we already got one quarter of the project done and 200 people will be here shortly before the weekend, and I think that’s absolutely incredible.”
Eventually the camp will be upgraded to its maximum capacity, when it will be able to hold up to 1,200 victims whose homes were viciously ravaged by powerful floodwaters, and hence they were not allowed to return home by the authorities. The complete capacity of government’s temporary housing scheme is expected to come in use at the end of the third week of August. The regional recovery minister for the area, Rick Fraser, explained that “the first 90 days nobody will be charged any rent here, and then further to that we’ll make an assessment in terms of what government programs that possibly cover some of the costs as we move forward, but that is yet to be determined.”
Authorities have calculated that the facility costs the province almost $150 per person per day. Whereas, even though the 20-acre site is still mud and dirt for now, it will at the end hold 215 trailers making up the neighborhood, including family homes and dorm-style housing for single people.
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