#Infrastructure

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RDKB - Regional District of Kootenay Boundary

🚨 Is Our Infrastructure Ready for Disasters?

The RDKB wants to spend $1.5 million to assess how well our critical infrastructure - water systems, fire halls, emergency services - can handle emergencies like floods, fires, and power outages. This comprehensive study would identify vulnerabilities and create action plans to protect essential services our communities depend on.

What Counts as Critical Infrastructure?

  • 🏢 39 RDKB-owned critical assets need assessment under provincial law

  • 📊 Assets categorized as large, medium, or small infrastructure

  • 🚑 Defined by the Emergency and Disaster Management Act

What Counts as Critical Infrastructure?

  • 🏗️ Risk assessments required to identify vulnerabilities

  • 📈 Mitigation strategies needed for each asset type

The Price Tag

$1,532,000
Total project cost to conduct full risk assessments, develop mitigation strategies, create costed design plans, and identify future funding streams for all 39 critical infrastructure assets

The Financial Reality: While this is a 100% grant application (no upfront taxpayer cost), the RDKB Board must agree to cover any cost overruns beyond the grant amount. The work is legally required under the Emergency and Disaster Management Act - the question is whether to do it now with grant funding or later with taxpayer money.

Should the Board support this grant application and potential cost overruns?

Board Decision: October 8, 2025 meeting

Grant Status: Application submitted to UBCM Strategic Priorities Fund - Board resolution needed to support the application and agree to cover any cost overruns

#Infrastructure#EmergencyManagement#GrantFunding
Oct 8, 2025