Feb 16, 2023 – BC Government News Twelve First Nations and local governments throughout B.C. will receive funding to improve Indigenous cultural safety and cultural humility in local emergency management. More than $562,000 from the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund (CEPF) …
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Heavy urban search-and-rescue team from B.C. ‘self-deploys’ to earthquake region
Feb 08, 2023 – Wolf Depner/Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News At least one heavy urban search-and-rescue (HUSAR) team based in B.C. has left to help earthquake victims in the Middle East. “I understand that Burnaby HUSAR…has self-deployed,” Bowinn Ma, Minister of …
Communities benefit from disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation funding
Feb 03, 2023 – BC Government News Forty-nine First Nations and local governments throughout B.C. will receive provincial funding to help reduce risks from future disasters related to natural hazards and climate change. A total of $23.4 million from the …
Large-scale emergency exercise simulates Lower Mainland earthquake
Feb 03, 2023 – BC Government News Large-scale emergency exercise simulates Lower Mainland earthquake The Province and Public Safety Canada are kicking off a large-scale emergency preparedness training exercise in British Columbia with a simulated alert sent to Exercise Coastal …
Earthquake safety strengthened in B.C. with new early warning sensors
Jan 26, 2023 – BC Government News Across Canada, natural disasters like floods, landslides, wildfires and earthquakes are affecting the lives and livelihoods of thousands of Canadians. Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, along with Bowinn …
Avalanche risk: Exercise extreme caution in backcountry
Jan 24, 2023 – BC Government News The Province is urging people to be prepared and extremely cautious in the backcountry, with continued high and considerable avalanche risk forecast in many areas of B.C. “Being caught in an avalanche is …
Powerful storm to test B.C.’s new emergency ministry
Dec 22, 2022 – Graeme Wood/North Shore News The weather is expected to cause significant and widespread disruption — a first test for Bowinn Ma, B.C.’s new Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness. “Our government is doing everything that …
B.C. gets first minister focused on emergency management, climate readiness
Dec 08, 2022 – Vincent Papequash/CBC News For the first time, British Columbia has a minister responsible for climate-related emergencies, with Bowinn Ma named minister of emergency management and climate readiness on Wednesday during Premier David Eby’s cabinet announcement. In …
North Vancouver MLA Bowinn Ma named to cabinet
Dec 7, 2022 – Brent Richter/North Shore News North Vancouver-Lonsdale NDP MLA Bowinn Ma has been named the province’s new minister for emergency management and climate readiness. Premier David Eby appointed the two-term MLA to the role at a swearing-in …
Construction begins on new Phibbs transit exchange
Nov 28 2022 – BC Government News Construction has started on a major upgrade of the Phibbs Exchange in North Vancouver that will increase capacity, enhance safety and security, improve active transportation connections and support the evolution of transit service …