IEDC Extends Sympathy to British Columbia in Wake of Storms

IEDC’s board and staff send its sympathies to all of those impacted by the flooding and landslides due to a massive storm event in British Columbia that has caused at least one death, and several communities to be without supplies.  We hope for safety for those communities impacted and a quick recovery once danger has passed. 

We recognize that more frequent and severe natural disasters are making resilience a critical component of economic development.

IEDC is committed to sharing resources that help communities build back stronger and more resiliently after a major catastrophe. We invite you to explore the many free resources on Restore Your Economy, including: 

Leadership in Times of Crisis: A Toolkit for Economic Recovery and Resiliency is an extensive document delivering strategies for community leaders in their path to a full recovery. 

The paper Practical Advice for Transitioning to Recovery, which was funded by EDA and provides strategies as EDOs transition from response to recovery stages.

Our Preparedness and Recovery section on this site, which provides many resources to help guide economic developers after a disaster. 

All of the materials on RestoreYourEconomy.org, advise economic developers on critical activities to conduct before and after a disaster that will assist in economic recovery. It also offers advice on encouraging businesses to engage in disaster preparedness, how to establish a business recovery center, creating finance recovery tools and small business recovery funds, and a host of other resources. 

Our thoughts go out to those whose family members and friends were affected and to those involved in the recovery work that lies ahead. We hope you can take advantage of IEDC’s disaster recovery resources and that they will spur ideas for your community.