Cowichan Tribes is receiving $150,000 for mobile flood protection equipment to protect infrastructure, cultural sites, and residential buildings.
The funding is coming from the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund (CEPF) through the Disaster Risk Reduction – Climate Adaptation stream.
The provincial government says 65 communities will share $56 million for 78 projects to fix some current vulnerabilities, minimize the risk of future disasters and support decision making in the future.
The CEPF helps communities prepare for climate-related emergencies by funding disaster-risk reduction and climate adaptation, public notification and evacuation-route planning, and emergency operations centre equipment and training.
The Province says Approximately $279 million has been provided to local governments and First Nations through the CEPF for approximately 2,100 projects.
