The City of Courtenay will be moving ahead with a flood management plan, to reduce flood risk in the city.

Building on the work of regional partners the plan is built on the experience of past flood events.

Previous flood hazard modelling and mapping was completed at a regional scale, for the entire Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD).

In the Flood Management Plan, the development of risk reduction and resilience strategies was focused on the City of Courtenay municipal boundary, and opportunities to work with regional partners were identified.

That includes the K’ómoks First Nation, the CVRD, the Town of Comox, and the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.

Tamsin Lyle, Principal and Founding Engineer of Ebbwater Consulting, presented an overview of the City-wide flood management plan to council last week.

It includes a 5-Year Capital Plan, outlines medium to long-term actions, and features over 80 specific recommendations, each accompanied by a timeline and budget.

Council adopted the plan and directed staff to implement the 86 recommended actions and include budget for related projects in the 5-year financial plan.