• BC Wildfire 2021
  • BC Wildfire 2021
    • If you need assistance, please contact:
      Dale Wheeldon
      British Columbia Economic Development Association (BCEDA)
      President and CEO
      dwheeldon@bceda.ca
      (604) 819-3809
      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 (ie: Lytton, Lytton First Nations, Castlegar, etc)

      IF you were located in Lytton or Lytton First Nations, please select Thompson-Okanagan as your region.

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

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





















      If Other, please specify
      How long has your business been in operation: Years
      Needs Identification
      Has your business been impacted by wildfires in 2021?
      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
      Please explain how your business is being or was affected by the wildfires  (Select all the apply)








      If Other, please specify
      What are your immediate needs
      If Other, please specify
      Please specify details of any immediate needs
      Future Needs (once returned to the community if they have not returned yet)
      What resources do you believe you will need within the next one to two weeks
      If Other, please specify
      Employees
      Total number of employees at your business before the wildfires?
      Have you laid off or terminated any employees post disaster?
      If Yes, how many employees do you have now?
      What is the status of your employees?
      How many lost their homes?
      Were you able to help your employees deal with the situation? (Excluding the employment impact)
      If Yes, how did you help
      Will your employees need assistance?
      If Yes, what type of assistance (financial, etc.)
      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?
      Distribution Channels
      Do you have a customer list to advise them of the status of your business?
      Comments
      Do you have a supplier, or wholesaler list to advise them of the status of your business?
      Comments
      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*