MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY - Residents impacted by the Canada Day tornado north of Cartairs are being encouraged to contact Mountain View County (MVC) administration as part of ongoing recovery efforts, officials said Monday.
The county says those affected by the incident can send an email to [email protected] with information including name, contact phone and/or email, address, and a brief description of the damage.
“It is encouraged that if they haven’t talked to any county representative yet that they send us an email to make contact,” said Chris Atchison, MVC director of legislative service.
“Mountain View County and its partner organizations continue to respond to the July 1 tornado incident that has occurred north of the Town of Carstairs.”
The large tornado swept through Mountain View County around 2 p.m. Saturday (July 1).
Although many residences in the vicinity were impacted with various degrees of damage, the most substantial area affected was located between Rge. Rd. 22 and Rge. Rd. 12, and between Twp. Rd. 304 and Twp. Rd. 310.
At least five homes were completely destroyed in the massive storm incident, with many other homes and buildings also severely damaged.
Reeve Angela Aalbers said the county plans to “work over the coming days with these residents to assist however possible.
"Mountain View County council and administration continue to have those that have been affected by this incident in our thoughts as we work towards ongoing response and clean up,” said Aalbers.
Asked if residents can donate household items to the impacted families, Atchison said, “We are aware that people have been incredibly generous in the past few days by providing assistance directed to affected landowners. To our knowledge, no formal program has been established.”
Cleanup work across the storm path was continuing Monday (July 2).
A reception centre set up at the Didsbury Memorial Complex following the storm has now been closed down.
