Aug 23, 2023 – CBC News British Columbia’s emergency management minister says people who are defying wildfire evacuation orders are putting at risk the “unified strategy” for battling the destructive blazes. Bowinn Ma says the B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) has …
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A state of emergency has been declared in B.C. due to wildfires. Here’s what that means
Aug 18, 2023 – CBC News The British Columbia government has declared a provincial state of emergency as threatening wildfires force thousands to evacuate from homes in the Okanagan in the southern Interior and elsewhere. Premier David Eby announced the …
B.C. entering critical 48 hours for wildfires, officials warn, with high winds, lightning in forecast
Aug 17th, 2023 – CBC News The next two days will be the most critical of this wildfire season in British Columbia, provincial officials say. Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Bowinn Ma and Minister of Forests Bruce Ralston …
Enhancing local extreme temperature preparedness will keep people safer
Aug 16th, 2023 – BC Government News Building on ongoing work with local communities to prepare for extreme temperatures, new funding will help assess and plan for the risks of extreme heat and cold that B.C. has been experiencing due …
Strengthening local emergency-evacuation, public-notification planning
Aug 9, 2023 – BC Government News To keep people safer and more informed during emergencies, the Province is providing funding to 19 communities to develop and upgrade emergency-evacuation-route plans and public-notification plans. “Recent wildfires in remote regions of B.C. …
B.C. announces funding to help communities with emergency preparedness
Aug 7th 2023, CityNews The B.C. government is providing more than $880,000 in funding to 19 communities to help with emergency preparedness. The province announced Wednesday that the money, through the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund, will go towards helping these …
‘It is clear that the climate crisis is upon us,’ B.C. minister says
Aug 8th, 2023 – Power & Politics on CBC Bowinn Ma, B.C.’s minister of emergency management and climate readiness, told CBC’s Power and Politics that the province is dealing with ‘unprecedented drought levels’ and that people need to be ready …
Ninety-five new affordable homes coming for Squamish Nation members
Aug 4th, 2023, BC Government News Families, elders and youth of the Squamish Nation will soon have access to more affordable housing options with construction underway on 95 new rental homes on reserve land. Ravi Kahlon, B.C.’s Minister of Housing; …
Climate models ‘don’t look great’ as B.C. faces summer of wildfires and drought, officials say
July 18th, 2023 – CBC News The alarming wildfire and drought conditions affecting communities across B.C. are not expected to ease significantly in the coming weeks, according to officials, as the province faces forecasts of more hot and dry weather. …
Minister’s statement on federal assistance for wildfires
July 18, 2023 – BC Government News Bowinn Ma, Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness, has released the following statement regarding assistance provided by the Canadian Armed Forces for this year’s wildfire season: “As every British Columbian knows, this …