VICTORIA, B.C. — Municipalities along the Gorge Waterway and Portage Inlet are working together on a coastal flood adaptation strategy and want to hear from you.
Share your feedback on what areas you value most along the Gorge. Input will help shape adaptation options to protect homes, businesses, infrastructure and natural areas from current flood risks and rising sea levels caused by climate change.
Have your say by:
- Completing the survey
- Sharing places that are important to you by adding a pin to our interactive map
- Visiting us at a community pop-up event
The feedback we receive will inform the Gorge Coastal Flood Adaptation Strategy, a collaboration between Victoria, Esquimalt, Saanich and View Royal, with support from the Capital Regional District.
Next steps include a technical study to evaluate flood hazards and infrastructure vulnerabilities, a risk assessment that builds on previous studies to better understand the site-specific risks from sea level rise and the development of recommended adaptation options for the strategy.
The partner municipalities received $350,000 to develop the Gorge Coastal Flood Adaptation Strategy from the Province of B.C.’s Community Emergency Preparedness Fund, under the Disaster Risk Reduction-Climate Adaptation stream.
Engagement is open until September 30, 2025.
Media Contacts:
City of Victoria
Amelia Potvin
Manager, Communications and Engagement
250.858.8746 | apotvin@victoria.ca
Township of Esquimalt
Tara Zajac
Manager of Communications
250.414.7122 | Tara.zajac@esquimalt.ca
District of Saanich
Aidan McCrea
Communications Advisor
250.475.7641 | aidan.mccrea@saanich.ca
Town of View Royal
Mayor Sid Tobias
Office of the Mayor and CAO
info@viewroyal.ca