City Gets Flood Prevention Funds

The City of Vernon is among twenty-two local and regional governments to get provincial funding to prevent flooding.

The City will receive 150-thousand dollars for phase one of flood risk assessment, mapping and mitigation planning of upper and lower BX Creek.

It’s not a problem this year, but BX Creek has flooded in past years, creating problems for nearby homes, other properties, and public infrastructure.

It’s part of 3 million dollars in preparedness funding from the province for communities.