FAQs
- July 2024 Project Initiation
- July-Sept 2024 – Data Gathering
- Sept 2024 -Feb 2025 – Wave Analysis
- Oct-Dec 2024 – Community Engagement – Raising awareness & gathering input
- Feb-Apr 2025 - Coastal Hazard Mapping
- May 2025– Community Engagement – Sharing recommendations for adaptations & regulations:
- May 15 Sechelt
- May 21 Gibsons
- October 2025 – Final Report
What organizations are involved in this project?
Sunshine Coast Regional District, District of Sechelt, Town of Gibsons and Islands Trust are working together to deliver this project
How does the public benefit from this project?
Better understanding current and future flood hazards will help our communities to consider climate adaptation pathways to address them. Flood mapping also helps inform the region's land use planning changes to support community resilience.
What is the current project focus?
We have been gathering information, working with mapping technicians, water hydrology experts, engineers and geomorphologists, and reviewing the latest scientific understanding of rising sea levels, to create maps highlighting specific areas of concern, and to understand future changes in high tide and storm surge patterns.
Following that, we are reviewing existing policy and considering recommendations of how to improve and align land use planning and policies.
What is the purpose of the Community Outreach in 2024 and 2025?
Community and stakeholder engagement and awareness building is a critical component of climate adaptation and coastal flood mapping. Project outreach will seek to better understand community concerns and help build awareness and understanding of coastal flood hazards. Getting public accounts of past flood events are useful for flood mapping. Engagement increases awareness of coastal flood hazards and climate adaptation pathways to address them.
When will public engagement opportunities begin?
Our King Tide photo contest was hosted Winter 2024-25 to raise awareness of the project. Photos are available here. Further community engagement opportunities were hosted in April and May in Roberts Creek, Trail Bay Mall and Sunnycrest Mall. Updates will be made available shortly.
How can I stay connected and get involved?
You can follow this page to hear about project updates directly. Updated FAQs and information on Flood Maps will be posted shortly
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