COMOX VALLEY -The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) in partnership with K’ómoks First Nation was recently awarded a $150,000 grant from the Province through Emergency Management BC and administered by Union of British Columbia Municipalities’ (UBCM) Community Emergency Preparedness Fund to undertake coastal flood adaptation planning.
“The coastal flood adaptation strategy is a very important project and we are excited to receive the grant from the Province and partner with the CVRD on this project to address this current and future issue,” explains K’ómoks First Nation Chief Nicole Rempel.
The grant will utilize the coastal flood modelling and mapping for present-day coastal flood hazards and future sea level rise flood to develop adaptation and mitigation strategies for our region.
“This grant will build upon our $500,000 coastal flood mapping project awarded in 2019 and allow us to take this information to the public and discuss next steps as a community,” explains Alana Mullaly, Senior Manager of RGS and Sustainability. “The information will help elected officials make informed policies and regulatory changes that will better prepare our community to adapt to rising sea level and more frequent storm surges and take actions to improve our coastal resilience regionally.”
Public engagement on the CVRD Coastal Flood Adaptation Strategy will begin in early 2021.
For more information on this initiative visit www.comoxvalleyrd.ca/coastalfloodstrategy
The Comox Valley Regional District is a federation of three electoral areas and three municipalities providing sustainable services for residents and visitors to the area. The members of the regional district work collaboratively on services for the benefit of the diverse urban and rural areas of the Comox Valley.