Earlier last month (September) the Cariboo Regional District held a series of Wildfire Resiliency Plan open houses in six communities.
Emergency Program Director Leanne Rivet said they were happy with the turn out.
“Some locations were busier than others but overall it was great to see people showing up. They were asking the good questions and wanting to be part of the conversation. We received a lot of valuable input, people shared their concerns, their local knowledge, and ideas that we (CRD) might not have considered otherwise.”
Rivet noted it was clear that folks were wanting to play a part in making their communities more resilient.
“Now that we’ve gathered all the feedback the next step is pulling it together to help shape the Wildfire Resiliency Plan. Foresight Consultant will be working to analyze risks, looking at priority areas, and developing action plans that that makes sense for each Electoral area. Our goal is to create a plan that reflects what the data shows and what we heard from our residents, stakeholders and partners.”
Rivet said they are in the process of applying for funding through the CRI UBCM funding stream to create Community Resiliency Plans for for Electoral areas A, B, C, I, J and K and there will be open houses coming for those areas once that work gets going.
“We also attend community events throughout the year to talk about how communities and residents can be prepared in the event of an emergency so people will see us out and about throughout the Cariboo Regional District,” Rivet added.
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