Premier Alison Redford is in Medicine Hat on Friday, speaking with many people whose homes have been damaged beyond repair.
Unfortunately for them, many live outside the official flood zone which makes them ineligible for the buyout funding.
They’re hoping that Redford can do something, anything, to help them recover.
However, Redford wasn’t able to give them any answers on their homes, but did mention that the province would be fronting the money for the City of Medicine Hat to conduct a geotechnical survey to check for sinkholes.
The government will be offering a $50,000 grant to conduct the study to help ensure the safety of 2,500 homes.
Three homes in the community are currently being threatened by sinkholes that developed following the flooding in June.
"We know homeowners are concerned about the sinkholes that have appeared since the recent floods. This grant will help the city move quickly to do the necessary testing to ensure the area is safe. Sinkholes resulting from the recent floods are an issue in many other areas of Southern Alberta, and our government will be looking at ways to support these communities as well," Redford said in a release.
She said that the province has identified several sinkholes in the River Flats neighbourhood that are currently threatening homes.
The study will assess the stability of the land in the neighbourhood and try to determine the likelihood of other sinkholes appearing.
The province hopes to use this data to reinforce house foundations and modify designs on new foundations.
City councilors have told CTV News that the city’s budget may be able to help compensate homeowners whose homes were damaged in the floods.
