Title:
Aklavik Flood Mitigation Plan
Agreement Number:
the PSIMS agreement number: 18846
Agreement Value:
$307,436.63
Agreement Date:
Aug 30, 2017 - Mar 31, 2020
Description:
The Government of the Northwest Territories is proposing the development of a flood mitigation plan for the Hamlet of Aklavik, a community that faces extreme risk of flooding every year. Through the federal Flood Damage Risk Reduction Program in 1979, Aklavik was designated as a flood risk community and a flood risk map was generated depicting flood ways and flood fringe.
•Historically Aklavik has been at extreme risk of flooding with some level of flooding occurring with each spring breakup.
•Creating a Flood Mitigation Plan for Aklavik would help address the high flood risk the community faces every year.
Organization:
Public Safety Canada
Expected Results:
A Flood Mitigation Plan will help inform future mitigative actions that the community can undertake to reduce Aklavik's vulnerability to flooding and reduce costs associated with flood water damages and response and recovery activities.
Location:
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, CA X1A 3S9
Reference Number:
214-2019-2020-Q1-0011
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Government
Additional Information:
File Number: C3-7011-01 Amendment Contribution Agreement; The purpose of this amendment is to extend the project end date from Sept 1, 2018 to May 31, 2019 • Amendment Contribution Agreement # 3053237 No dollar value change.
Amendment Date
May 28, 2019
Recipient's Operating Name:
Government of the Northwest Territories/ Gouvernement des Territoires du Nord-Ouest
Recipient's Legal Name:
Government of the Northwest Territories/ Gouvernement des Territoires du Nord-Ouest
Federal Riding Name:
Northwest Territories (Northwest Territories)
Federal Riding Number:
61001
Program:
National Disaster Mitigation Program (NDMP)
Program Purpose:
The NDMP addresses rising flood risks and costs, and builds the foundation for informed mitigation investments that could reduce, or even negate, the effects of flood events. The NDMP fills a critical gap in Canada's ability to effectively mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from, flood-related events by building a body of knowledge on flood risks in Canada, and investing in foundational flood mitigation activities.