Each of five north-central B.C. communities will receive $25,000 to develop evacuation route plans in the wake of the massive wildfires over the last two summer.
Mackenzie, Quesnel, McBride, Wells, Williams Lake and Granisle are included in the 60 communities across B.C. who will receive a share of $1.5 million in funding, the provincial government said Tuesday.
"The programs and projects announced today will help make our cities and towns more resilient," Jennifer Rice, parliamentary secretary for emergency preparedness, said in a release.
"On the heels of two of the worst flood and wildfire seasons in our province's history, we need to work together to help our communities prepare for emergencies so they are better positioned to respond and recover."
The money comes out of the community emergency preparedness fund.
On Monday, Prince George city council gave staff the go ahead to apply for a $25,000 grant through the fund's emergency operations centres and training stream to pay for a series of evacuation tabletop exercises.
