Communities Benefit from Emergency Operations Centre Funding
84 First Nations and local governments, including 19 Thompson Okanagan communities, will receive provincial emergency-preparedness funding to help improve emergency operations centres (EOCs) and better equip them to respond to emergencies affecting the people in their communities.
With this $3.2 million in Community Emergency Preparedness funding, communities will be able to build or upgrade EOCs, purchase equipment, and enhance capacity through volunteer recruitment, retention and training. The Community Emergency Preparedness Fund is administered through the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) and supports programs that strengthen the resilience of First Nations communities, local governments, and residents.
Thompson Okanagan funding recipients include:
Adams Lake Indian Band – EOC capacity-building initiative, Total approved funding: $24,902.32
Ashcroft Indian Band – EOC project, Total approved funding: $23,500
Central Okanagan Regional District – large-format printer and equipment, Total approved funding: $24,959
Kootenay-Boundary Regional District – emergency operations and training, Total approved funding: $20,910
McBride – EOC equipment and training, Total approved funding: $12,263
Merritt – EOC 2022, Total approved funding: $24,959.01
Midway – 2022 EOC project, Total approved funding: $24,860
North Okanagan Regional District – EOC emergency power generator, Total approved funding: $25,000
Okanagan Indian Band – EOC improvements, Total approved funding: $24,984.40
Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District, Summerland, Keremeos, Oliver, regional – 2022 joint EOC training and technology, Total approved funding: $99,130
Osoyoos – EOC computer network upgrade, Total approved funding: $25,000
Penticton – staff training, Total approved funding: $25,000
Penticton Indian Band – EOC improvement, Total approved funding: $25,000
Princeton – generator back-up power for EOC, Total approved funding: $25,000
Simpcw First Nation – EOC virtually, Total approved funding: $25,000
Skuppah Indian Band – emergency preparation, capacity building and training, Total approved funding: $24,640
Spuzzum First Nation – EOC development, Total approved funding: $25,000
Tk’emlups te Secwepemc – EOC training and equipment, Total approved funding: $24,130.91
Vernon – 2022 EOC training and equipment, Total approved funding: $25,000
