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B.C. minister says Ottawa is missing from the table on flood mitigation planning
B.C.'s Emergency Minister urges federal cooperation to improve flood defenses after two major events in five years, highlighting risks to infrastructure and food security.
- On Feb. 4, 2026, Kelly Greene, B.C. minister of emergency management, held a press conference on Parliament Hill calling on the federal government to commit to working with local authorities.
- After two major floods, provincial officials said Greene accused the federal government of being absent from flood mitigation planning after extensive December flooding and 2021 floods in B.C.'s Fraser Valley.
- Stressing technical needs, Kelly Greene, B.C. minister of emergency management, said flood mitigation problems are too complex for local authorities and urged federal help to identify critical infrastructure and fish habitat improvements.
- A meeting is expected between provincial and federal officials to press for coordination, with Kelly Greene, Ross Siemens, and Dalton Silver meeting Eleanor Olszewski and Gregor Robertson.
- Sumas Prairie, she said, serves critical roles in food security and as a transportation corridor impacting the national economy amid trade uncertainty.
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B.C. minister says Ottawa is missing from the table on flood mitigation planning
British Columbia’s minister of emergency management is accusing the federal government of being absent from flood mitigation planning meetings following two major flooding events in her province in the last five years.
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B.C. minister says Ottawa is missing from the table on flood mitigation planning – Energeticcity.ca
OTTAWA — British Columbia’s minister of emergency management is accusing the federal government of being absent from flood mitigation planning meetings following two major flooding events in her province in the last five years. Kelly Greene held a press conference this morning on Parliament Hill, where she called on the federal government to commit to working with local authorities. Green said the problems of flood mitigation are too large and c…
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