Forests
Corrected April 16, 2012 - change to bullet 2 in Quick Facts
LILLOOET - Thanks to $40,000 in provincial Brownfield Renewal funding, the District of Lillooet can start to redevelop the old Bridge Road landfill.
The Province is providing $40,000 to the District of Lillooet for environmental investigations to better understand potential contamination at the landfill. The district plans to redevelop it into a park, playground and riverside trail system with public river access.
The Brownfield Renewal Funding Program is designed to encourage more brownfield redevelopment across British Columbia. Brownfields are abandoned, vacant, derelict, or underutilized commercial and industrial properties, where past actions have resulted in actual or perceived contamination. These sites have great potential for redevelopment when the issue of contamination is addressed.
The old Bridge Road landfill site is one of 16 successful projects across British Columbia awarded more than $730,000 through the Brownfield Renewal Funding Program today.
For a full list of recipients, visit: http://ow.ly/6iQ6B
Quick Facts:
- Since its creation in 2007, the Brownfield Renewal Funding Program has provided more than $4.2 million to support brownfield redevelopment.
- This program has funded 60 projects in 44 communities across B.C.
- Redeveloped brownfields increase local tax revenue from previously underutilized properties, reduce greenhouse gases from urban sprawl and generate sustainable land stewardship.
- The B.C. Brownfield Renewal Strategy has been recognized with two Brownie Awards from the Canadian Urban Institute for leadership in brownfield renewal.
Learn More:
B.C. Brownfield Renewal Strategy: www.brownfieldrenewal.gov.bc.ca
Contact:
Cheekwan Ho
Media Relations
Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
250 356-5261
