Medicine Hat Receives Flood Mitigation Funding

The federal government is providing $8.7 million through the National Disaster Mitigation Program for 18 projects. They include new or replacement flood mapping for Drumheller, Medicine Hat, Siksika Nation, Red Deer, and more than 100 kilometres of the North Saskatchewan River, including Edmonton. The province is contributing more than $5 million to the projects as part of the cost-sharing agreement. More information is available on the National Disaster Mitigation Program website.