The City of Delta is receiving more than $27,000 to fund enhanced training and exercises at its emergency operations centre.
The money is part of nearly $3 million announced by the province last week (May 24) to assist local governments and First Nations in purchasing and installing equipment and supplies to maintain or improve emergency operations centres, as well as training and exercises to increase capacity.
“We know significant costs are associated with emergency planning, mitigation, response and recovery for communities, including at local emergency operations centres,” Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Bowinn Ma said in a press release.
“Emergency operations centres are the hub of response and recovery during an emergency, staffed by our hard-working partners in local governments and First Nations. These projects made possible through our Community Emergency Preparedness Fund will help better protect and keep people safe in the event of an emergency.”
Delta is receiving $27,440 to support “position-based training and exercises” at its emergency operations centre in Firehall No. 4 in Boundary Bay.
“Every community in B.C. has been impacted by climate change, and it’s important to support local governments in the critical work and planning they do to prepare for emergencies,” Delta North MLA Ravi Kahlon said in a press release. “This funding will support Delta’s emergency operations centre and ensure they can continue to better protect and keep people safe in emergency situations.”
In all, 78 projects benefiting more than 100 communities are receiving funding B.C.’s Community Emergency Preparedness Fund.
In February, the province committed another $180 million to the fund, bringing its total investment to $369 million since the fund was established in 2017.
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