Legislation planned for this fall will also give First Nations a larger role
Advertisement 4The changes will put more onus on local governments and First Nations to assess risks and mitigate and prepare for those risks. It also includes a requirement to protect critical infrastructure such as highways, utilities and telecommunications, for which the province has the authority to order protection.
Terry Teegee, the regional chief of the B.C. Assembly of First Nations, said First Nations support the changes and were a little disappointed they were not introduced this spring as planned.Article contentWhile supporting the sweeping changes, he said it’s important for First Nations to have the resources to carry out that planning work and increase preparedness.
Ma noted the changes will compel local governments and other organizations to consult and co-operate with First Nations and take First Nations local traditional knowledge into consideration when they’re making their emergency preparedness plans or mitigation plans.Article contentJen Ford, the president of the Union of B.C. Municipalities, said his agency welcomed the overdue changes.
Ford said you only have to look to Delta as an example, which estimates that dike upgrades will cost $2 billion.The province has been hit with increasing devastating wildfires and floods in the past decade.
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