Minister Blair announces over $870 million to support disaster recovery and climate resilience in British Columbia
Today, following the fifth and final meeting of the Committee of British Columbia and Federal Ministers on Disaster Response and Climate Resilience, the Honourable Bill Blair, President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness, announced advance payments of over $870 million to the Government of British Columbia through the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA) to support flood, landslide and storm recovery efforts in the province.
- Today, following the fifth and final meeting of the Committee of British Columbia and Federal Ministers on Disaster Response and Climate Resilience, the Honourable Bill Blair, President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness, announced advance payments of over $870 million to the Government of British Columbia through the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA) to support flood, landslide and storm recovery efforts in the province.
- This is in addition to the $207 million in support for wildfire recovery efforts that was announced in June.
- The Committee, co-chaired by Minister Blair and Minister Mike Farnworth, British Columbia's Deputy Premier and Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, discussed the important progress that has been made to-date.
- "British Columbia was hit hard last year by multiple devastating disasters, affecting thousands of people across our province.