The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is pleased to inform residents of Labrador West that applications are now open for the Labrador West Evacuation Business Stipend.

As announced on Wednesday, July 24, the stipend provides a one-time contribution of financial support to eligible businesses in Labrador City and Wabush that have been impacted as a result of the recent wildfire evacuation order.

Any registered business with the municipality of Labrador City and/or Wabush is eligible if it has more than one employee but fewer than 100, and it operates a physical commercial location in Labrador City and/or Wabush. Financial support under the program will be structured based on the business’ number of employees.

Applications for this one-time emergency financial assistance are now available at https://bit.ly/3WmN21B.

Assistance will be provided as soon as possible once applications are received. The deadline for submitting applications for assistance is August 12.

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