SPEND SPEND Time city council start doing there job Run the city not spend money needlessly. Years ago city council would of looked at the flood project asked there engneer what needs to be done and than spend that 217000 dollars towards doing it instead of more studies. Just pissing away money. Wonder who's relative is benefiting from these studies.

If you live beside a river expect to get flooded out. Don't see why the rest of the tax payers should pay for someones scenic view.

I agree with downotout! Stop spending money on stupid studies. Man up and make a decision on your own for heaven sakes. Let the homeowner who lives by the river look after their own river bank. It is not rocket science it just takes comon sense.

Oh goody. They might start "mitigating" the flood situation next year then?
If I remember correctly, the plan the experts came up with was to divert the river (in a flood) through the existing historic flood channel that basically encircles the Island Cache, or Cottonwood Island Park. By definition, this plan then would NOT involve dredging at the confluence of the Nechako & Fraser Rivers, which in my not so humble opinion is a mistake. I say go ahead and re-open the flood channel, it will provide many hours of labour and machine time (jobs!!) and maybe even open up fishing opportunities for park goers, but please DO dredge the confluence. If nothing else, navigation from river to river in a powerboat would then be safer.
metalman.

Looks like the big bucks is to expropriate land that basically cannot be sold and has become worthless.

Why would we be paying that amount for such land?

Forget the expropriation nonsense. They chose to purchase land on a flood pain. Their choice in the beginning. Unless the city has plans to develop that land for a needed venue or resource, it is just green space. That has value as well.

The current owners could utilize that land for seasonal activities, a nice river front summer home.