Solutions could include upgrading dikes and raising their height, but also moving or removing dikes and buying out homes to restore flood plains
The first-of-its-kind forum was borne out of frustration over the pace of efforts by the province and Ottawa who hold the purse strings for projects. Another frustration is bureaucratic obstacles that prevent collaborative planning and don’t take into consideration broader objectives such as First Nations participation and decision making, and salmon protection and enhancement.Article content
A Tiger Dam is placed across all lanes of the closed Trans-Canada Highway near the flooded Sumas River, in Abbotsford, B.C., on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. in B.C.’s most populous region.A next step might include broadening the collaboration, for example, to include farmers who would be affected by restoring flood plains, said organizers.
At the same time, there is acknowledgment that there are projects that could be prioritized regionally, in particular, if they were altered to include the five principles.The City of Abbotsford recently approved a more than $2-billion plan to upgrade and move dikes. “Right now in the funding lottery we play against each other and don’t promote regional approaches. It’s competitive. We’re all fighting for the small dollars, “ said Jason Lum, chair of the Fraser Valley Regional District and the other forum co-host.Article content
Lum, a City of Chilliwack councillor, said provincial and federal officials who spoke at the forum acknowledged there were gaps in the system that needed work.
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