The Community Emergency Preparedness Fund is administered through the Union of British Columbia Municipalities and supports projects that strengthen the resilience of local governments and First Nations in responding to and preparing for natural disasters and climate change. Local governments and First Nations throughout British Columbia will receive nearly $3 million through CEPF for emergency operations centres (EOCs) as follows. Abbotsford: Modernization and mobility Total approved funding: $29,598 Adams Lake Indian Band: Emergency operations upgrades and training Total approved funding: $30,000 Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District:
Regional: Improving regional EOC capacity
Regional partner: Port Alberni Total approved funding: $60,000 Anmore: EOC Total approved funding: $30,000 Armstrong: EOC equipment foundations and training Total approved funding: $30,000 Barriere: EOC enhancement project Total approved funding: $30,000 Bowen Island: EOC training blitz 2023 Total approved funding: $30,000 Bulkley-Nechako Regional District: Crisis communications workshop, EOC discussion-based exercise and equipment Total approved funding: $29,902.22 Capital Regional District: Department operations centre/EOC capacity development Total approved funding: $30,000 Cariboo Regional District: EOC mobilization equipment and training Total approved funding: $7,280.05 Castlegar: EOC essentials training Total approved funding: $6,774 Central Kootenay Regional District: EOC alternate site Total approved funding: $30,000 Central Okanagan Regional District: EOC and training 2023 Total approved funding: $28,090 Chilliwack: EOC technology upgrades Total approved funding: $29,400 Clearwater: North Thompson area winter exercise and training Total approved funding: $29,950 Columbia Shuswap Regional District: Testing communications Total approved funding: $29,980 Colwood: EOC training and exercise Total approved funding: $18,358.50 Comox Valley Regional District:
Regional: Hosting with humility: Reciprocity in action
Regional partners: Comox, Cumberland, Courtenay and K’ómoks First Nation Total approved funding: $150,000 Cowichan Tribes: 2023 EOC Total approved funding: $30,000 Cowichan Valley Regional District:
Regional: 2023 EOC project
Regional partners: Duncan, Ladysmith, Lake Cowichan and North Cowichan Total approved funding: $150,000 Delta: EOC position-based training and exercises Total approved funding: $27,440 Doig River First Nation: Program EOC training and equipment project Total approved funding: $30,000 East Kootenay Regional District:
Regional: EOC readiness project
Regional partners: Cranbrook, Fernie and Invermere Total approved funding: $119,990.25 Elkford: Establish dedicated EOC and communications upgrade Total approved funding: $30,000 Fort St. James: Community centre portable generator Total approved funding: $30,000 Fraser Valley Regional District: EOC and training information officer capability Total approved funding: $30,000 Fraser-Fort George Regional District: EOC communications and training improvements Total approved funding: $30,000 Harrison Hot Springs: EOC technology upgrades Total approved funding: $29,585 Homalco First Nation: EOC supplies and equipment Total approved funding: $28,682 Houston: EOC training and equipment Total approved funding: $30,000 Kamloops: 2023 EOC training, supplies and modernization Total approved funding: $30,000 Kent: Training and equipment Total approved funding: $29,371.50 Kitimat: Emergency operations equipment modernization Total approved funding: $26,299.11 Langley City: EOC preparedness project Total approved funding: $30,000 Leq'á:mel First Nation: EOC Centre training for staff, chief and council policy group workshop Total approved funding: $30,000 Lhtako Dené Nation: EOC communication centre Total approved funding: $29,995.40 Lower Nicola Indian Band: EOC program support 2023 Total approved funding: $30,000 Masset: EOC development project Total approved funding: $29,772.35 Metchosin: Portable EOC and storage Total approved funding: $30,000 Metro Vancouver: Dynamic EOC and deployable technical solutions Total approved funding: $29,329.98 Midway: Technology update Total approved funding: $19,310 Mission: EOC training project Total approved funding: $29,837.05 Nelson: EOC enhancement project (continued) Total approved funding: $30,000 North Okanagan Regional District: EOC and training 2023 Total approved funding: $30,000 North Vancouver District:
Regional: EOC and department operations centre interoperability enhancement
Regional partners: North Vancouver City and West Vancouver Total approved funding: $73,681.36 Northern Rockies Regional Municipality: EOC capacity building and training Total approved funding: $29,900 Old Masset Village Council: EOC kit purchase Total approved funding: $26,982.32 Oliver: Enhancing Oliver’s internal emergency response capacity Total approved funding: $22,000 Parksville:
Regional: 2023 EOC training program - Wind causing significant power outages
Regional partner: Qualicum Beach Total approved funding: $34,040 Pemberton: EOC equipment and flood evacuation exercise Total approved funding: $17,600 Penticton: EOC 2023 Total approved funding: $29,200 Pitt Meadows: EOC Total approved funding: $30,000 Port Coquitlam: EOC situational awareness enhancements and staff training Total approved funding: $30,000 Port Moody: 2023 bolstering EOC and Emergency Support Services operational readiness Total approved funding: $30,000 Prince George: EOC training/exercises; equipment modernization and EOC process improvement Total approved funding: $25,000 Prince Rupert: Radio system reliability upgrades Total approved funding: $30,000 qathet Regional District: Regional EOC training Total approved funding: $30,000 Saanich: Audio-visual enhancements Total approved funding: $30,000 Samahquam Nation: EOC supplies and equipment Total approved funding: $29,551 Seabird Island: Training and equipment Total approved funding: $30,000 Semá:th First Nation: Preparedness and response project Total approved funding: $27,335.16 Simpcw First Nation: North Thompson area winter exercise and training Total approved funding: $30,000 Skawahlook First Nation: Sq’ewa:lxw EOC supplies and equipment Total approved funding: $27,151 Skeetchestn Indian Band: Mobile EOC kits Total approved funding: $30,000 Smithers: Regional: 2023 EOC display security project Regional partner: Telkwa Total approved funding: $59,927.35 Squamish: Interoperability and communications Total approved funding: $30,000 Squamish Nation: EOC upgrade and training Total approved funding: $30,000 Squamish-Lillooet Regional District: 2023 atmospheric river EOC exercise Total approved funding: $30,000 Strathcona Regional District:
Regional: EOC
Regional partners: Campbell River, Gold River, Ka:’yu:’k’t’h’/Che:k’tles7et’h’ First Nations, Mount Waddington Regional District, Nuchatlaht First Nation, Port Alice, Sayward, Tahsis, We Wai Kai Nation and Zeballos Total approved funding: $329,200 Sun Peaks: Virtual EOC development, training and EOC laptops Total approved funding: $30,000 T'it'q'et: EOC Total approved funding: $29,824.61 Taylor: EOC equipment and training Total approved funding: $8,800 Thompson-Nicola Regional District: Enhancement project Total approved funding: $30,000 Tofino: EOC enhancement, training and equipment Total approved funding: $30,000 Uchucklesaht Tribe: EOC capability development Total approved funding: $30,000 Vancouver: EOC training Total approved funding: $19,000 Vanderhoof: EOC training and development 2023 Total approved funding: $29,995.79 Xwisten: EOC kits Total approved funding: $26,602.28 |
