This announcement is part of B.C.’s $10-billion COVID-19 response, which includes StrongerBC, to protect people’s health and livelihoods while supporting business and communities.

Through B.C.’s Economic Recovery Plan, the Province has provided $20.7 million for projects that will mitigate and address the effects of climate change while creating jobs for British Columbians.

Northern B.C. - $4.1 million invested

• East of Stewart – Highway 37A erosion protection – produce and stockpile rip rap (rock) at selected site, complete design for future road grade changes to mitigate against flooding
• Laxgalts’ap and Gingolx – Highway 113 No Name Creek flood mitigation - install rip rap (rock) and various scour protection measures to mitigate against flooding
• Skeena River – erosion protection – produce rip rap (rock) and place for erosion protection
• Sandspit, Haida Gwaii – erosion protection – complete erosion protection at a site along Alliford Bay Road
• Bell II – Highway 37 Snowbank Creek flood mitigation - produce and stockpile material to complete future channel training and erosion protection works to protect Highway 37 against climate-related events
• Haida Gwaii – rip rap (rock) production – produce and stockpile rip rap for erosion protection works
• Terrace – Mountain Creek culverts – replace undersized culverts
• Peace – Fraser Road culvert repair – repair washout damaged road to make passable and complete detailed design
• Hazelton – Aldous Road culvert replacement – replace undersized culverts
• Topley – Watson Creek culvert – replace undersized culverts

Kootenays - $7.5 million invested

• Beards Creek - erosion mitigation – construct rip rap (rock) erosion protection and regrade road
• Nakusp – deep fill culvert replacement – replace undersized culvert under Highway 6
• Sparwood – Elk Valley culvert repairs – replace undersized culvert on Highway 43
• Fernie – Elko Rampart Toby Creek – produce rip rap (rock) for future flood protection
• Golden – Hewitt erosion mitigation – construct erosion protection of ditches and culvert inlets/outlets
• Revelstoke – Highway 23N erosion protection – purchase and stockpile rip rap (rock) for future erosion protection (freshet response) for bridge piers and embankments
• Rossland – Little Sheep Creek culvert installation – replace undersized culvert on Highway 22
• East Kootenay – avalanche catchment area maintenance – construct avalanche path catchment
• Galena Pass, Highway 31 avalanche catchment area maintenance – construct avalanche path catchment and deflection area 
• Paulson Pass – avalanche maintenance – construct avalanche path catchment and deflection area
• Kaslo to New Denver Highway 31A - avalanche catchment maintenance – develop catchment and deflection area for improved avalanche control
• Kootenay Pass – avalanche system maintenance – construct avalanche path catchment and deflection area
• Kootenay Pass – avalanche bench – construct avalanche path catchment and deflection area
• Edgewood – drainage – replace undersized culverts
• Creston – outflow – replace outflow portions of culvert
• Grand Forks and Rock Creek area – produce rip rap (rock) for erosion protection
• Trail Hill – produce rip rap (rock) for erosion protection
• Kootenay Pass – produce rip rap (rock) for erosion protection
• Nakusp area – produce rip rap (rock) for erosion protection
• Salmo area – produce rip rap (rock) for erosion protection and improve sight lines
• Cranbrook – drainage management – complete brushing and drainage management improvements
• Spillimacheen – Highway 95 Fraling Creek flood protection – rip rap (rock) stockpile and installation, brush removal
• Jaffray – species at risk road crossing – install ellipse culvert to allow for the safe movement of the endangered painted turtle

Thompson Okanagan and Cariboo - $4.4 million invested

• Cache Creek – Copper Valley pit – supply and stockpile rip rap (rock)
• Savona – Deadman Vidette at Joe Ross Creek – install concrete box culvert and stream works
• Tkemlups, east of Kamloops – East Shuswap Road shoulder repairs – produce rip rap (rock) for erosion protection
• Fairmont Hot Springs – flood mitigation – replace undersized culverts
• Coquihalla Summit – Falls Lake avalanche maintenance – snow catchment area maintenance
• West of Summerland, off Princeton Summerland Road – Fish Lake Road and Kettle Place Road drainage improvements – replace undersized culvert and repair road
• Merritt – Highway 5A, Stump Lake – construct flood protection to raise profile of Highway 5A above future flood levels to ensure no further impacts to the highway
• Joe Rich – Highway 33 drainage improvements – 18,000 metres of ditching, culvert installations, armouring and cleaning in area impacted by wildfire
• Simpcw, north of Clearwater – Norris Road rip rap (rock) replacement – produce rip rap for erosion protection
• Quesnel Area – rip rap (rock) replacement – produce rip rap for erosion protection for embankments
• Penticton – Valiant Drive drainage improvements – design for culvert installation to improve capacity
• Sicamous – Cambie Solsqua culvert replacement – replace undersized culvert and armouring improvements
• Sicamous – Highway 97A Elliott Road culvert replacement – replace undersized culverts
• Darfield – Highway 5 Chinook Creek rip rap (rock) replacement – place rip rap along stream bank

South Coast and Vancouver Island - $4.7 million invested

• Lower Mainland – Hemlock Valley Road and Highway 1/99 west of Cypress Bowl Road Interchange - replace nine undersized culverts and two new culvert liners to improve drainage
• Vancouver Island – Coal Harbour Road – install a bypass road and temporary access bridge and produce a design for a new permanent structure
• Vancouver Island – Highway 19A, Stories Creek, Union Bay and various other locations throughout Vancouver Island – replace undersized culverts to improve drainage