As communities in B.C. keep an eye on the snowpack levels and water levels on waterways around the province, Fraser River Discovery Centre is preparing to plunge into the potential for flooding on the Fraser River.
Fraser River Discovery Centre is continuing its ongoing Fraser River Dialogue series, with a look at flood management planning with the Fraser Basin Council. The presentation is on Thursday, May 31 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Fraser River Discovery Centre, 788 Quayside Dr.
A study led by the Fraser Basin Council in 2016 found the potential for a major Fraser River or coastal flood in the Lower Mainland is growing – and the impacts could be very serious for business, communities and residents.
“Twenty- to $30-billion in economic impacts are now projected from a major Lower Mainland flood – and that would be four to five times the losses from Alberta’s devastating floods in 2013,” said Stephen Bruyneel, executive director of Fraser River Discovery Centre. “That’s a key reason our next Fraser River Dialogue will be a conversation with Steve Litke, a senior program manager with the Fraser Basin Council, who will offer a closer look at flood risks we face and the multi-jurisdictional work underway to develop a regional flood management strategy.”
Launched in 2017, the Fraser River Dialogue series is a forum for public education and discussion on important issues related to the living, working Fraser River.
Tickets to the Fraser River Dialogue are $25 and include a wine and cheese reception (no-host bar), self-guided tour of the new Journey Through the Working River exhibit and a seat at the fireside chat. Tickets are available at www.fraserriverdiscovery.org.
