Fraser Valley flood mitigation funding to help protect B.C.’s most fertile region
Authorities say British Columbia’s main food producing region is better protected from the effects of flooding.
“These projects will reduce the risk of flooding for the broader community,” Alexis said. “We’ll be able to better protect the livelihoods of our food producers while strengthening our food security and economy,” she added. Official estimates released some three months after the event pegged the total damage at $285 million. Figures released in the fall of 2022 pegged the overall insured losses stemming from the atmospheric rivers at $675 million.
It follows $62 million from the province for Abbotsford’s new water system with a total price tag of almost $85 million and continuous, albeit slow-moving discussions between officials from both sides of border between B.C. and Washington State involving multiple levels of government concerning the future of the Nooksack River.Long flood-prone, its banks had breached in the fall of 2021 to cause the flooding in Abbotsford’s Sumas Prairie region.
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