Monday July 17, 2023 | METCHOSIN & VIEW ROYAL, BC
by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
Two west shore municipalities are receiving funds to help with climate resilience.
Metchosin together with the Sci’anew Nation has received $116,000 for a regional Disaster Risk Assessment, Mapping and Hazard Mitigation Planning Project and View Royal is getting $95,000 for Coastal Adaptation Plan – Hazard Mapping and Risk Assessment.
This announcement came last week from NDP MLAs Mitzi Dean and Grace Lore whosay that people in Victoria and the West Shore will benefit from funding that will help strengthen their community’s resilience against climate-related hazards such as flooding, drought, wildfires.
“People in our community want to know their municipalities will be prepared in case of emergencies,” said Mitzi Dean, MLA (Esquimalt-Metchosin). “By helping fund disaster management projects we’re keeping people and communities safer.”
In Greater Victoria the following local governments and First Nations are receiving funding for disaster risk reduction projects:
- Metchosin; partnering with the Sci’anew Nation – $116,000 for a regional Disaster Risk Assessment, Mapping and Hazard Mitigation Planning Project
- Victoria – $300,000 for Mike 3 Wave FM Modelling of the City of Victoria Shoreline and Climate Equity by Design – Engagement for Community-Led Climate Risk Communications, Management and Adaptation
- View Royal – $95,000 for Coastal Adaptation Plan – Hazard Mapping and Risk Assessment
“Living on the Island, it’s essential that we understand our coasts and ocean to be prepared for potential emergencies,” said Grace Lore, MLA (Victoria-Beacon Hill). “This funding, which will help projects like Shoreline modelling, will support our region to be better prepared in case we need it.”
The province is providing more than $44 million through the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund (CEPF), which will go to more than 70 projects in 63 communities under the Disaster Risk Reduction-Climate Adaptation stream. These investments also support the Province’s Climate Preparedness and Adaptation Strategy, which outlines a broad range of actions through to 2025 to address climate impacts and build resilience across B.C.