Columbia Valley Pioneer staff
Climate action is getting priority treatment by the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) which has just released a draft plan open for public comment.
“Once adopted, the Climate Action Plan will establish objectives and action items the RDEK can take to increase our resilience or reduce the impacts of climate change,” says RDEK board chair Rob Gay.
He noted that climate resilience will take a collective community approach, so having ideas and input from the wider community is an important piece of the process and the RDEK’s future actions.
The draft and online comment form can be viewed on the project page https://engage.rdek.bc.ca/climate. Anyone without access to a computer can request a hard copy of the draft or comment form be printed off or mailed to them.
The deadline for public comment is noon on Monday, December 2.
Consultant firm Pinna Sustainability has been hired to develop the plan, which is intended to set targets to reduce community and corporate greenhouse gas emissions. It will identify actions in key areas that will set out how the RDEK will help meet these targets, and identify actions to help the community become more resilient to changes in climate.
The draft plan is expected to be presented to the board of directors for review at the RDEK’s meeting on December 13.
