News (July 01, 2002)

Adjusters Crawford Canada report that all 10,000 “stage one” applications have bee processed in the Walkerton Compensation Plan settlement. Crawford was designated by the courts to administer the settlement following the town’s tainted water crisis and resultant class action in May 2002. Under stage one, over 8,500 members qualified under the class and 7,261 were paid an initial $2,000. In stage two, class or family class members can apply for more complex claims. As of the end of May, 4,520 such applications were received, with 1,700 already receiving compensation. This puts total payouts at more than $22 million.