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Strathcona Regional District receives FireSmart funding
Almost $400,000 was awarded to the Strathcona Regional District for their FireSmart program.
The regional district received $394,000 from the Union of B.C. Municipalities' FireSmart Economic Recovery grant. The grant goes towards funding wildfire risk reduction activities, with the goal of creating new jobs and building local wildfire resilience.
"An interface fire is a severe and likely threat regardless of which community in the SRD that you reside in, and I know decreasing wildfire risk is a top priority of our residents," said SRD board chair Brad Unger. "Resilience is the ability of a community not only to bounce back after a disaster, but also to adapt to the new normal a disaster brings with it."
The grant will help the regional district increase that resiliency. The SRD was the lead organization on the application, but it was jointly made in partnership with six First Nations, three municipalities, the South Quadra Island Improvement District and the Cortes Island Fire Fighting Society.
...The Villages of Gold River, Tahsis and Zeballos as well as Ehattesaht/Chinehkint First Nation, Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tles7et'h' First Nation, Klahoose First Nation, Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation, and We Wai Kai First Nation will receive FireSmart Critical Infrastructure Assessment Reports on both their community buildings and infrastructure.