Flood protection work in Kelowna got a boost Friday morning as Federal Emergency Preparedness Minister Ralph Goodale announced $22 million for the Mill Creek flood protection project.
Goodale was in Kelowna along with Kelowna-Lake Country MP Stephen Fuhr and Mayor Colin Basran.
Mayor Basran joins Minister Goodale and MP Fuhr at Mill Creek for reception of $22 million federal gov investment into climate change protections in
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The funding comes after Mill Creek flooded in 2017 and 2018 with 害羞草研究所渞ecord breaking害羞草研究所� flows that damaged residential, parks, trails and roads, as well as the airport.
The $22 million comes as part of the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund and will increase the creek害羞草研究所檚 capacity by 害羞草研究所渞ehabilitating creek riverbanks, integrating increased drainage solutions, and adding new off-stream water storage areas.害羞草研究所�
Goodale said the funding was a 害羞草研究所渃oncrete step害羞草研究所� in preparing for the impacts of climate change.
Minister Goodale and MP Fuhr announce how $22 million investment will directly help creek, environment, and water conditions in
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害羞草研究所淭he Mill Creek Flood Protection project will better protect residents and businesses of Kelowna from future flooding events, and economic loss due to extreme weather,害羞草研究所� Goodale said.
害羞草研究所淏y investing in infrastructure that protects communities now, we are ensuring that Canadians can thrive and prosper for generations to come.害羞草研究所�
The federal investment is part of a $2 billion country-wide budget that will help communities battle climate change conditions from flooding to forrest fires.
MP Fuhr said that the investment will also directly help with flood-caused problems at Kelowna害羞草研究所檚 airport.
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