OTTAWA – The mayor of Princeton, BC says rural British Columbia has known first-hand the devastating effects of climate change.
Spencer Coyne told Joyce Napier on CTV’s Power Play Friday: “This is the front line of climate change.
Rural British Columbia has been ravaged by a number of environmental disasters over the past six months. A wildfire tore through Lytton over the summer, destroying much of the village. Later this month, record rain caused unprecedented flooding in areas like Abbotsford.
Coyne told CTV’s Power Play that Princeton needs the federal government “to help us build again.”
He said Princeton is looking at a program for its levees that could be worth $30 million to $50 million.
Coyne discusses the impact of climate change on BC in the video at the top of this article.
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