YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Protecting our communities from extreme weather
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When disastrous floods hit the Fraser Valley in 2021, people’s safety and livelihoods were threatened in a way we had not seen before. I am so proud of the resilience and bravery that people in the Fraser Valley showed during those hard days, and I hope that we don’t have to witness British Columbians go through something like that again any time soon.
The fact is, climate change means that these types of disasters will happen in our province again. Keeping people safe is our government’s most important responsibility and we’re doing what we can to make sure that when disaster strikes in British Columbia, we are prepared.
That’s why this week we launched ClimateReadyBC, an online resource to help people and communities prepare for disaster and climate risks like floods, landslides, wildfires and extreme weather. This website includes hazard and mapping tools, along with historic data about where floods have occurred, which can help to predict future events.
We are also boosting funding for local governments and First Nations to help prepare for these events. Our government is providing an additional $180 million toward community emergency preparedness. That means the province has invested $369 million into the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund since 2017.
