The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George board has adopted the bylaw to establish a service to support Dore River armouring management and maintenance.
In 2020, the Dore River experienced a high flow event that caused significant erosion damage to many properties along the river just west of McBride. The regional district applied for grant funding for armouring works to minimize erosion damage from future high flow events. One of the conditions of the grant funding is that the armouring works must be owned by the regional district so the service will provide funding for any management and maintenance those works may require once constructed.
The regional district is working to meet other conditions including Indigenous consultation and regulatory approval before work will commence.