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FireSmart Community Funding and Supports grants in Cariboo Fire Centre 2022

The B.C. government is providing $13,047,561 through the FireSmart Community Funding and Supports category of the Community Resiliency Investment program for 107 wildfire-risk-mitigation projects throughout British Columbia.

The approved applications within the Cariboo Fire Centre’s jurisdiction are below.

Cariboo Fire Centre ($696,475 for 5 grants):

  • Ashcroft Indian Band: $38,945 to assist with education, development considerations, interagency co-operation, FireSmart activities for residential areas
  • City of Quesnel: $56,900 to assist with education, FireSmart activities in residential areas
  • City of Williams Lake: $386,995 to assist with education, planning, development considerations, interagency co-operation, fuel management, FireSmart activities in residential areas and critical infrastructure
  • Village of Clinton: $70,000 to assist with education, planning
  • Xeni Gwet'in First Nations: $143,635 to assist with education, planning, interagency co-operation, emergency planning, cross-training, fuel management, FireSmart activities for critical infrastructure