British Columbia mayors whose communities were devastated by last year’s flooding and wildfires want the federal government to deliver billions of dollars in promised funding as soon as possible. Abbotsford Mayor Henry Braun said he was among 28 mayors and members of regional districts who met with federal and provincial politicians Monday to ask about the delivery of $5 billion from Ottawa. He said the estimated cost of bringing three dikes up to provincial standards following unprecedented flooding on the Sumas Prairie is as high as $2.9 billion, with most of the funds expected to come from the federal government. “The ball is in their court,” Braun said after meeting with federal Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair and B.C. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth. “There was nothing in that meeting that I haven’t already shared with both Minister Farnworth and Minister Blair over the last number of months,” he said. …