2011 British Columbia Branch Workshop

Fascinating Flood Management Initiatives You Might Not Know About!

British Columbia Branch
Holiday Inn, Burnaby
Tuesday May 3rd, 2011

CWRA BC Branch is pleased to provide presentations from the recent flood management seminar that highlighted new flood initiatives in the province. The afternoon seminar featured three speakers, one from each level of government, as well as a round-table forum.

List of workshop presentations

• Introductions - Tamsin Lyle, Northwest Hydraulic Consultants
• New Flood Initiatives in Canada: A Framework for Integrated Risk Assessment - Nicky Hastings, Natural Resources Canada
• The Future Isn’t What it Used to Be: Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Flood Risk in British Columbia - Tina Neale, Climate Action Secretariat, BC Ministry of Environment
• Debris Flow Risk Management in the District of North Vancouver - Fiona Dercole, District of North Vancouver