OTTAWA -- The mayor of Princeton, B.C. says rural British Columbia knows firsthand the devastating effects of climate change.
鈥淭his is the frontline of climate change,鈥� Spencer Coyne told Joyce Napier on CTV鈥檚 Power Play Friday.
Rural British Columbia has been devastated by several environmental disasters over the last six months. A wildfire tore through Lytton in the summer, destroying the majority of the village. Then this month, record-breaking rain caused unprecedented flooding in regions like Abbotsford.
Coyne told CTV鈥檚 Power Play that Princeton needs the federal government 鈥渢o help us build back.鈥�
He says Princeton is looking at a program for its dikes that could cost between $30 and $50 million dollars.
Coyne discusses the impact of climate change on B.C. in the video at the top of this article.
