Jun 19, 2024 – Nick Laba/North Shore News Homes in a new affordable rental building in North Vancouver are filling fast. Located a stone’s throw from the bustling Phibbs Exchange transit hub, the recently completed development at 267 Orwell St. …
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MLA Bowinn Ma shares insights and looks ahead for North Vancouver-Lonsdale constituency
Jun 18, 2024 – North Shore News Had you asked Bowinn Ma during her five-year position as project engineer with Vancouver Airport Authority, which she landed in April 2012, if she had any plans to enter electoral politics, she would …
Wildfire evacuees can now get financial support via e-transfer
Jun 12, 2024 – CBC News The B.C. government is introducing new measures to make it easier for evacuees to receive financial support during climate disasters. On Wednesday, Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma announced people displaced by wildfires and other …
Officials outline B.C. wildfire supports amid ‘harrowing times’
May 18, 2024 – Boshika Gupta/CBC News Officials are establishing support systems for thousands of evacuees displaced from their homes by wildfires in parts of British Columbia last week. In Fort Nelson and the Fort Nelson First Nation, 4,700 people …
May long weekend travellers in B.C reminded to exercise caution
May 17, 2024 – CBC News British Columbians planning to travel over the Victoria Day long weekend are being urged to take precautions and stay informed about wildfire activity and road conditions. In a press conference Friday, B.C. Emergency Management …
Second incident management team deployed to combat wildfires in Prince George Fire Centre
May 17, 2024 – Caitlin Coombes/Energeticcity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – During a press briefing on the wildfire situation in the northeast, Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bowinn Ma announced the mobilization of a second incident management team to combat fires …
Mayor condemns video of fire-damaged properties near Fort Nelson
May 17, 2024 – CBC News The mayor of the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality is condemning videos posted to social media showing wildfire-damaged property near Fort Nelson, B.C. It’s been one week since more than 4,700 people from Fort Nelson …
Minister of Emergency Management shares update on Fort Nelson wildfires
May 13, 2024 – Max Bowder/Energeticcity.ca FORT NELSON, B.C. — There’s a chance for volatile wildfire activity near Fort Nelson this afternoon as Highway 97 and Highway 77 to the north remain closed, according to BC Minister of Emergency Management …
Province unveils evacuation-ready planner
May 10, 2024 – Dave Lueneberg/102.9 Rewind Radio The BC government is unveiling the Emergency Ready Planner, an online tool, it says, will help British Columbians to better prepare themselves for evacuations in the situation of a wildfire, flood, or …
New tools will help people prepare, stay informed during emergencies
May 9, 2024 – Indo-Canadian Voice With many parts of the province experiencing warmer weather and British Columbia forecast to have an active wildfire season, the Province is introducing an interactive Emergency Ready Planner to help people create an emergency …