The Manitoba government has approved 89 projects that mitigate against future disasters under the 2022 Mitigation and Preparedness Program (MPP), Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Doyle Piwniuk announced today (Nov 1).
In a media release, Piwniuk said “our government is committed to supporting not only the post-disaster recovery needs of municipalities, but also their capacity to prepare for future events. This innovative initiative, delivered through the Manitoba Emergency Measures Organization, offers an important opportunity for municipalities to build local resiliency against natural disasters, extreme weather events and the impacts of climate change.”
First introduced in 2020, the MPP opens when a disaster financial assistance (DFA) program is established for a natural disaster and the cost of the DFA program is sufficient to be eligible for federal cost-sharing arrangements.
The majority of municipalities with a claim under the 2022 Spring Flood DFA program also applied for MPP project funding, which enables municipalities to invest municipal DFA deductibles into an approved mitigation or preparedness project. Up to a maximum of $2.6 million in municipal DFA deductibles will now be used by municipalities to undertake these 89 local projects.
The MPP provides municipalities with flexibility to use deductibles for a project of their choice that builds local resiliency to natural disasters including the purchase of equipment or use of funds for a capital project. Municipalities also have the option to place funds in reserve until a project is selected.
“We commend the Manitoba government for investing in 89 municipal projects under the 2022 MPP. We also commend municipalities for participating in this important program and investing in projects to help our communities become more resilient,” said Kam Blight, president, Association of Manitoba Municipalities. “As municipalities cannot fight extreme weather events alone, this funding support will not only help build local resiliency but also help municipalities better prepare and invest in disaster mitigation infrastructure to avoid costly damages in the future.”
The Manitoba government is proud to support innovative projects such as flood risk mapping along the La Salle River, water retention partnerships with watershed districts, dike enhancements in areas along Lake Winnipeg, relocating public and private infrastructure susceptible to repeat flooding, and equipment for training volunteers to be prepared during an event, the minister noted. Other common projects include raising roads, enhancing culvert design, and purchasing generators, water pumps, and culvert steamers.
For more information about the MPP, visit: https://gov.mb.ca/emo/mitigation/mpp.html
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APPROVED 2022 MITIGATION AND PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM PROJECTS
? Municipality of Emerson-Franklin: up to a maximum of $20,629.21 for sewer lift station generators for Dominion City and Emerson;
? Rural Municipality of Montcalm: up to a maximum of $10,818.27 for a reserve fund;
? Rural Municipality of Ritchot: up to a maximum of $63,225.09 for a reserve fund;
? Municipality of Clanwilliam-Erickson: up to a maximum of $8,566.58 to expand drainage capacity by installing additional culverts in rural areas;
? Rural Municipality of Cornwallis: up to a maximum of $38,668.12 to study high-water levels
on Lake Clementi to provide options for long-term solutions;
? Municipality of Harrison Park: up to a maximum of $15,677.18 to change main lift station to a submersible pump;
? Town of Minnedosa: up to a maximum of $23,202.57 for a flood mitigation study;
? Rural Municipality of Minto-Odanah: up to a maximum of $9,489.27 for water retention structures;
? Rural Municipality of Mountain: up to a maximum of $8,295.70 for a reserve fund;
? Town of Neepawa: up to a maximum of $48,123.53 for the replacement and relocation of public infrastructure subject to flooding;
? Rural Municipality of Rosedale: up to a maximum of $12,900.66 for a sandbagging machine and safety signage;
? Rural Municipality of Whitehead: up to a maximum of $14,212.74 for larger culverts, beaver cages, and a generator for a reception centre;
? Rural Municipality of Yellowhead: up to a maximum of $15,584.07 to develop a drainage plan;
? City of Morden: up to a maximum of $84,048.99 to increase the capacity of the Parkhill Street Bridge on Dead Horse Creek;
? Rural Municipality of Alexander: up to a maximum of $32,624.00 for an engineering study to evaluate raising existing dikes/building new dikes to protect Hillside Beach area and Victoria Bay Estates;
? Rural Municipality of East St. Paul: up to a maximum of $82,322.13 for a municipal land drainage study;
? Rural Municipality of La Broquerie: up to a maximum of $56,927.13 for an emergency generator;
? Rural Municipality of Louise: up to a maximum of $17,141.63 for a drainage study near Pilot Mound;
? Rural Municipality of Morris: up to a maximum of $25,809.79 for road improvements to raise Road 2E (Riverside Road);
? Rural Municipality of Piney: up to a maximum of $15,601.00 for road improvements to raise Road 81E south of Sprague;
? Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie: up to a maximum of $58,306.92 for a reserve fund;
? Rural Municipality of Rhineland: up to a maximum of $49,257.84 for equipment purchases to monitor Border Road during flood events;
? Village of St-Pierre-Jolys: up to a maximum of $11,046.83 for the third phase of the northwest storm sewer upgrades;
? Rural Municipality of Thompson: up to a maximum of $12,849.87 to hire a consultant to study drainage issues in Miami;
? Rural Municipality of Woodlands: up to a maximum of $32,141.61 for a drainage improvement feasibility study for the town of Warren;
? Town of Altona: up to a maximum of $36,120.16 to expand the existing northwest storm drainage ditch;
? Rural Municipality of Souris-Glenwood: up to a maximum of $21,560.36 for a reserve fund for future improvements of drainage systems;
? City of Selkirk: up to a maximum of $88,916.36 for a structural assessment of the Selkirk wharf, a land drainage study and master plan and public education supplies;
? Rural Municipality of Argyle: up to a maximum of $8,414.21 for a reserve fund;
? Rural Municipality of West Interlake: up to a maximum of $18,860.02 for a reserve fund;
? Rural Municipality of Grey: up to a maximum of $21,306.41 for a reserve fund;
? Town of Teulon: up to a maximum of $10,124.14 for emergency operations centre equipment, safety equipment, tractor pumps and hoses and training;
? Rural Municipality of Dufferin: up to a maximum of $21,526.50 to rip rap culverts;
? Rural Municipality of Grahamdale: up to a maximum of $10,818.27 for 3.5 miles of road survey for initial flood mitigation strategy development;
? Rural Municipality of Ellice-Archie: up to a maximum of $7,034.42 for a reserve fund;
? Rural Municipality of Stanley: up to a maximum of $76,024.17 for a generator for municipal offices;
? Rural Municipality of St. Francois Xavier: up to a maximum of $12,265.79 for culvert/drain upgrades in high risk areas;
? Municipality of Mossey River: up to a maximum of $12,274.25 for an enclosed trailer for a culvert steamer;
? Municipality of Norfolk Treherne: up to a maximum of $14,983.05 for the Alberni flood prevention project;
? Municipality of Glenboro-South Cypress: up to a maximum of $9,506.20 for an alarm system for the lift station and lagoon;
? Rural Municipality of Coldwell: up to a maximum of $11,114.55 for drainage upgrades;
? Rural Municipality of Gimli: up to a maximum of $55,606.59 for larger capacity pumps;
? Municipality of Gilbert Plains: up to a maximum of $12,020.30 for a reserve fund;
? Rural Municipality of Roland: up to a maximum of $9,692.43 to raise Arctic Road;
? Rural Municipality of Armstrong: up to a maximum of $16,650.66 for an enclosed trailer for a culvert steamer;
? Rural Municipality of Hanover: up to a maximum of $145,733.44 for water pumps;
? Rural Municipality of Victoria: up to a maximum of $10,056.42 to undertake drainage work with the Redboine Watershed District;
? Municipality of North Norfolk: up to a maximum of $33,140.48 for a reserve fund;
? Municipality of Rockwood: up to a maximum of $71,444.60 for the purchase of pumps, undertaking road improvements, and completing road 88N ditching project;
? Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton: up to a maximum of $28,103.80 for pumps and a pump trailer;
? Town of Powerview-Pine Falls: up to a maximum of $10,488.14 for a reserve fund;
? Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West: up to a maximum of $12,206.53 for a reserve fund;
? Municipality of Swan Valley West: up to a maximum of $23,354.94 for a reserve fund;
? Municipality of Minitonas-Bowsman: up to a maximum of $13,433.96 for a reserve fund to increase the culvert size at NW10-35-26W1;
? Municipality of Ethelbert: up to a maximum of $5,485.32 for a culvert steamer;
? Rural Municipality of De Salaberry: up to a maximum of $33,165.87 for a reserve fund;
? Municipality of Glenella-Lansdowne: up to a maximum of $9,590.85 for a reserve fund;
? Village of Dunnottar: up to a maximum of $8,371.89 for a reserve fund;
? Rural Municipality of St. Andrews: up to a maximum of $99,235.20 for a reserve fund for future dike repair;
? Municipality of Deloraine-Winchester: up to a maximum of $12,511.27 for a reserve fund;
? Rural Municipality of Victoria Beach: up to a maximum of $5,832.39 for the purchase of a skid steer to deliver materials for dike repair and maintenance;
? Rural Municipality of Lac du Bonnet: up to a maximum of $30,160.80 for a reserve fund;
? City of Dauphin: up to a maximum of $70,835.12 for a reserve fund;
? Rural Municipality of Brokenhead: up to a maximum of $45,829.51 for rip rap at selected sites;
? Municipality of Oakland-Wawanesa: up to a maximum of $14,881.47 for a reserve fund;
? Municipality of Roblin: up to a maximum of $26,148.39 for a generator;
? Rural Municipality of Dauphin: up to a maximum of $18,081.24 for a reserve fund for future road raising;
? Rural Municipality of Lakeshore: up to a maximum of $10,039.49 for a reserve fund;
? Rural Municipality of Whitemouth: up to a maximum of $13,797.95 for culvert upgrades;
? Municipality of Prairie View: up to a maximum of $18,292.87 for a reserve fund;
? Municipality of McCreary: up to a maximum of $6,331.82 for a reserve fund to purchase generators, undertake lagoon repairs, and undertake sewer line replacement;
? Municipality of Pembina: up to a maximum of $20,366.79 for a culvert steamer with covered trailer;
? Rural Municipality of Alonsa: up to a maximum of $10,242.65 for a diesel water pump;
? Municipality of Grassland: up to a maximum of $13,400.10 for emergency response supplies;
? Municipality of Rossburn: up to a maximum of $8,236.45 for a portable generator;
? Rural Municipality of Cartier: up to a maximum of $28,306.96 for a reserve fund for a generator;
? Rural Municipality of West St. Paul: up to a maximum of $56,563.13 for upgraded culvert capacity;
? Rural Municipality of MacDonald: up to a maximum of $68,735.80 for one-in-200-year flood risk mapping on the La Salle River;
? Rural Municipality of Headingley: up to a maximum of $36,661.92 for a reserve fund for the Dodd’s Road Flood Mitigation Project;
? Rural Municipality of Springfield: up to a maximum of $136,642.03 for a reserve fund;
? Municipality of Ste Rose: up to a maximum of $13,467.82 for a reserve fund;
? Municipality of Ste. Anne: up to a maximum of $47,268.56 for a drainage project with the Seine Rat Roseau Watershed District;
? Municipality of Cartwright-Roblin: up to a maximum of $11,309.24 for a reserve fund;
? Rural Municipality of Oakview: up to a maximum of $16,320.52 to purchase pumps to assist with heavy rain events;
? Rural Municipality of St. Laurent: up to a maximum of $13,053.03 for a reserve fund;
? Rural Municipality of St. Clements: up to a maximum of $98,075.49 for a reserve fund for flood mitigation equipment;
? Municipality of North Cypress-Langford: up to a maximum of $25,488.12 for a reserve fund intended for bridge enhancements;
? Town of Winnipeg Beach: up to a maximum of $12,181.14 for a reserve fund; and
? Town of Arborg: up to a maximum of $10,826.74 for the purchase of flood tubes.
