WHEREAS the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General recognizes the importance of making available funding to assist local communities to address public safety concerns due to natural hazards and to reduce future infrastructure damage potential; AND WHEREAS mitigating potential hazards is more cost effective than repairing andor replacing damaged infrastructure: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the UBCM encourage the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General to reinstate the Natural Hazards Mitigation Fund and to double the original funding of 3 million to 6 million for the 2006-2007 fiscal year.
Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General The Province of British Columbia Province recognizes the importance of assisting local communities to address public safety concerns from natural hazards and reduce the potential for infrastructure damage. The Natural Hazards Mitigation Fund issued in 2005-06 and its predecessor funds were very successful and all were heavily subscribed to. Unfortunately, the Natural Hazard Mitigation Fund was not offered this year due to priority objectives elsewhere. Mitigation remains a cornerstone to emergency management and the Province will be seeking cost shared funds in the future including participation with the federal government.