RDN News Release - Wildfire Resiliency Plans Completed

The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) has completed new Community Wildfire Resiliency Plans (CWRPs) for each of the seven Electoral Areas within the RDN. The CWRPs assess the risk and impact of wildfires and make recommendations within the seven FireSmartTM disciplines to reduce the wildfire hazard. The plans cost $156,931 to develop and were fully funded by a Community Resiliency Investment FireSmartTM grant from the Government of British Columbia. The Development of Fuel Management Prescriptions for the 707 Community Park on Gabriola Island and the RDN Arboretum property (formerly the H.R. MacMillan Grant Ainscough Arboretum) were also covered by the grant and presented for information at the February 3, 2022, Electoral Area Services Committee meeting.