In order to mitigate the effects of ongoing erosion and slide activity, Emergency Management BC will provide $2.5 million to the City of Terrace.
In 2017, a landslide occurred on an escarpment near McConnell Crescent. The landslide is believed to have been caused by an extreme rainfall event, which resulted in continuous erosion over the years.
Higher risks of more slide activity caused the city to declare a state of emergency so that the evacuation of one family on the street could be enforced.
With the funding being allocated on Sept. 27, the city is still reviewing the Kitsumkalum Flood Mitigation Plan to determine the best course of action. City Planner Jennifer MacIntyre says that they are hoping to start the mitigation process in the early spring time.
MacIntyre says that she thinks this elevating slide activity and erosion is a result of the river changing paths, saying that the river path has migrated east by one kilometer since the 1980s.
The public should remain aware that the slide site still poses a danger, MacIntyre explained, and is also private property.
Listen to the CFNR interview with Jennifer MacIntyre below:
