TAHSIS, B.C. — The federal, provincial and local governments are providing $2.8 million to the Village of Tahsis in order to make it more resilient to riverbank and coastal floods.
The project involves constructing two flood walls and an earth berm along North Maquinna Drive from north of Rogers Street to Head Bay Road.
These new protective measures will also include internal drainage improvements such as catch basins, leads and flap gates along the roads. There will be rock or other materials installed to protect shoreline structures against water, wave or ice erosion and to stabilize the riverbank, a release reads.
The upgrades are meant to protect both public and private assets including the public works yard, fire hall, water supply and well pumping station, as well as schools, which are currently at risk of flooding from storms and rising sea levels.
The federal government is investing more than $1.15 million through the Green Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program. The Government of British Columbia is investing $963,954 and the Village of Tahsis is contributing $771,337.
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