As B.C. transitions into warmer, drier summer months, the Province continues to take action to help keep people and communities safe from wildfires.

From Infrastructure Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2024/05/federal-and-provincial-governments-shore-up-flood-defences-in-richmond.html

From Infrastructure Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2024/04/more-than-26-million-invested-in-disaster-mitigation-infrastructure-improvements-across-british-columbia.html

From Infrastructure Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2024/03/upgrades-to-wastewater-infrastructure-coming-to-comox-valley.html

More communities will benefit from local projects that help keep people safe during disasters and extreme-weather events.

The Province is taking several early steps to prepare for the wildfire and drought season, including working proactively with local governments and First Nations to help keep people and communities safe and informed.

To help protect people, communities and farmland in the Fraser Valley’s Sumas Prairie from future flood events, the Barrowtown Pump Station in Abbotsford will receive significant flood-resilience upgrades.