Project approved under Canada's Small Communities Fund
July 29, 2015 –North Vancouver, British Columbia– Infrastructure Canada
Residents of North Vancouver will benefit from disaster mitigation infrastructure thanks to joint funding from the governments of Canada and British Columbia through the Small Communities Fund.
This disaster-mitigation project in North Vancouver will control flood and debris flow in the Deep Cove and Lynn Valley areas. The project includes better protecting the culvert inlet and debris basin upgrades on Thames Creek at Grouse Mountain Road; new inlet protection and a debris basin on the Thames Creek at Kilmer Road; culvert and diversion inlet improvements; a debris basin, trash racks and overflow structures at two locations on Kilmer Creek; replacing the culvert on Gallant Creek at Deep Cove Road; and constructing a debris basin on Gallant Creek upstream of Badger Road. These improvements will help reduce the risk of flooding and the property damage and clean up associated by debris typically carried by flood waters.
The project announced today is among 55 recently approved in British Columbia that will collectively receive more than $128 million in joint federal-provincial funding under the Small Communities Fund. These projects represent important investments in municipal infrastructure that maintain safe, healthy communities. Once complete, the work will significantly improve key municipal services for residents and help boost regional development.
Through the Small Communities Fund, the governments of Canada and British Columbia are working in partnership to provide funding for priority public infrastructure projects that deliver on local needs in communities across the province that have fewer than 100,000 residents. These investments support job creation and economic growth, thus sustaining a high quality of life in small communities across British Columbia for years to come.
"We are proud to invest in projects like this inlet protection and debris basin upgrade in North Vancouver that will benefit our community by improving much needed local infrastructure. Our Government's commitment to municipalities, big and small, has never been stronger. Through the New Building Canada Plan's Small Communities Fund, we are investing in priority infrastructure projects that have a positive and lasting impact on the quality of life of British Columbia's residents while helping create jobs and economic growth."
-Andrew Saxton
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance and Member of Parliament for North Vancouver, on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and
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