NOTICE TO SLOCAN VALLEY

SETTLEMENT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA CLASS ACTIONS

REGARDING THE LEMON CREEK FUEL SPILL ON JULY 26, 2013.

Read this notice carefully as it may affect your rights.

 INTRODUCTION

 On April 16 and April 25, 2025, Justice Masuhara of the Supreme Court of British Columbia approved the settlement of the class actions arising from the Lemon Creek Fuel Spill on July 26, 2013 (the “Spill”). Specifically, the Property Class Action and Bodily Injury Class Action. Further, Justice Masuhara has appointed Verita Global as the Claims Administrator to distribute the settlement funds to class members.

ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN SETTLEMENT

If you fall within the definition of either the Property Class or the Bodily Injury Class you are entitled to make a claim.

The Property Class is defined as:

“All persons who owned, leased, rented, or occupied real property on July 26, 2013 within the Evacuation Zone (as defined in the Amended Notice of Civil Claim) except for the defendants and third parties.”

(For ease of reference, a diagram of the Evacuation Zone is appended to this form of Notice as Appendix “A”.)

The Bodily Injury Class is defined as:

“All persons who were present in the Evacuation Area at or after the time of the Spill and suffered personal injury where those personal injuries are claimed to have been associated with the Spill.”

SETTLEMENT

You can obtain a copy of the Settlement Agreement and the Claims Administrator’s details on this website.

HOW TO MAKE A CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION

 If you believe you are a Class member, please complete the Claim Form online at LemonCreekClassAction.ca on or before November 18, 2025.  Alternatively, the Claim Form can be completed and submitted by post or email to the Claims Administrator on or before November 18, 2025. Claim Forms can be downloaded from LemonCreekClassAction.ca or you can contact the Claims Administrator to send you the Claim Form at the details below:

Address:

Verita Global

(RicePoint Administration Inc., dba Verita Global)

Lemon Creek Claims Administrator

PO Box 3355

London, ON N6A 4K3

Attention: Lemon Creek Class Action Administrator

Email: [email protected]

RE: Lemon Creek Class Action Settlement

Telephone number: 1-833-419-5200

Website: LemonCreekClassAction.ca

FURTHER INFORMATION

You may telephone the Claims Administrator, Verita Global, at 1-833-419-5200 or visit the Claims Administrator’s website in relation to the settlement at LemonCreekClassAction.ca. They will answer any questions that you have and will steer you through the process.

APPENDIX “A”

EVACUATION ZONE

You can obtain a copy of the Settlement Agreement by clicking this link: Settlement Agreement

You can obtain a copy of the Court Orders by clicking this link: Order – Property Action