Prince George City Council has approved the addition of the Wildfire Mitigation Fuel Removal project to the 2021 –2025 Financial Plan.
The total project would cost $639,425, with $555,625 funded by the Union of BC Municipalities Community Resiliency Investment Program – 2020 FireSmart Communities Funding & Supports.
The remaining $83,800, 13%, will come from the City’s internal reserve dedicated to urban forestry management on City lands.
The project will undertake strategic vegetation removal in three priority areas — Malaspina, Broddy and Pidherny.
Prescriptions prepared by a Registered Professional Forester for the three locations were completed using previous UBCM funding streams.
The Wildfire Mitigation Fuel Removal project will involve implementing these prescriptions.
The works must be complete by March 2022.
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