• BC Wildfire 2023
  • BC Wildfire 2023
    • Please answer this short survey if your business has been impacted by the 2023 BC wildfire event. The responses will help distinguish businesses’ and communities’ short and long-term needs.

      If you need assistance, please contact:
      Dale Wheeldon
      President and CEO
      dwheeldon@bceda.ca
      or,
      Ashleigh Volcz
      Director of Member Services
      ashleigh@bceda.ca

      Important: All fields denoted by * are required!

      The BC Economic Development Association collects this information to share in an aggregate format with Provincial, Indigenous, Local and Regional Governments. No confidential information will be shared unless you are asking for someone to call you back. We are sorry that you may be experiencing challenges due to the wildfires, and BCEDA will do everything we can to help you.

      When adding City, please put in your community name (e.g., West Kelowna, Invermere, Adams Lake First Nations).

      We want to thank ExecutivePulse for assisting us with this survey.

      Please check our website (www.bceda.ca/wildfires.php) for more information on resources to help businesses and communities.
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      Economic region*
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      • Nechako
      • North Coast
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      Business phone*
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      Contact name*
      First
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      Last
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      Email address*
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      Contact phone*
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      Are you an Indigenous owned business?
      Are you a woman-owned business?
      Type of physical location
      If Other, please specify
      Type of Business (specify your sector)





















      If Other, please specify
      If Tourism, please indicate which sub-sector










      If Other, please specify
      How long has your business been in operation: Years
      How many employees does your business have, including yourself and family members?
      Needs Identification
      Has your business been directly impacted by wildfires in 2023?
      If Yes, please explain what functions of the business were impacted and their status
      If No, was your business impacted by other means? (Please explain)








      If Other, please specify
      What is the estimated financial impact as a result of the wildfires? (include sales, damages, etc).
      Any restrictions?
      What are your immediate needs
      Critical papers, business records and policies
      Are your critical papers/records secure/backed up?
      If Yes, do you need assistance in accessing them?
      Do you have business insurance?
      Does your business insurance cover fire, smoke damage losses?
      Does your business insurance cover loss of income, inventory and/or interruption of business?
      Would you like someone to contact you regarding any specific issues or to provide additional assistance once the situation has improved?
      Notes
      Phone number
      Please verify that you are a real person*