The Village of Cache Creek received $300,000 a year after the village was impacted by flooding last spring (Image credit: CFJC Today/File photo).

By Aaron Schulze

Flood Preparedness

Cache Creek, Clearwater and Tk’emlups receive funding as province announces new flood strategy

Mar 21, 2024 | 10:29 AM

KAMLOOPS — Local municipalities, regional districts and First Nations received provincial funding to prepare for flooding on Thursday (March 21).

B.C.’s Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness says in a release today that the District of Clearwater received $3.35 million for riprap reconstruction at the Old North Thompson Highway Bridge.

The Village of Cache Creek received $300,000 for erosion mapping and a debris-mitigation plan, and a flood public education program. The funding comes a year after the village was impacted by flooding last spring.

“It is certainly good to see the effort being put to help communities, such as ours, to manage future events in a proactive way,” Mayor John Ranta states.

Elsewhere, the Village of Chase received $300,000 for a flood-mitigation plan and floodplain bylaw and Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc received $300,000 for flood-risk assessment and an adaptation plan. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District received $146,200 for water-system drought risk and infrastructure resiliency assessment while the Columbia Shuswap Regional District received $150,000 to update its regional geohazard-risk prioritization.

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In a news release issued Thursday (March 21), the B.C. government says $39 million in total is being spread out for more than 50 local disaster-risk reduction and climate-adaptation projects.

The funding was divided into three categories: foundational activities (risk mapping, risk assessments, planning), non-structural activities (land-use planning, community education, purchase of eligible equipment) and small-scale structural activities.

Additionally, the province is launching its new B.C. Flood Strategy that aims to guide flood preparedness and mitigation work by all levels of government until 2035.