June 27th, 2023 – BC Government News People in B.C., especially those most at risk of health impacts from extreme heat emergencies, will be better protected as the Province expands access to air conditioners for people who are medically vulnerable …
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Co-management agreement between Province, Shxw’ōwhámél first of its kind
June 17th, 2023 – BC Government News Containment barriers on the Fraser River that have been intercepting debris for more than 40 years are now under a co-management agreement between the Province and the Shxw’ōwhámél First Nation. The Fraser River …
New Cloverley elementary school coming to North Vancouver
June 16th, 2023 – BC Gov News Families in the growing Cloverley neighbourhood will benefit from a new elementary school that meets students’ needs. The Province is providing as much as $61 million and the North Vancouver School District is …
Stronger local emergency response, recovery keeps people safer
May 24, 2023 – BC Government News More than 100 local governments and First Nations will benefit from provincial funding to support and enhance the work of local emergency operations centres. “We know significant costs are associated with emergency planning, …
North Shore projects granted $244,000 to improve community safety
May 24, 2023 – Mina Kerr-Lazenby/North Shore News Seven projects designed to improve the safety of those on the North Shore can now get underway, following funding granted via the Civil Forfeiture Grant Program. The program, initiated by the BC …
North Vancouver MLA Bowinn Ma announces baby due this fall
May 16, 2023 – Brent Richter/North Shore News North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA Bowinn Ma has announced she and her spouse are expecting their first child, due this November. Ma, a who is in her second term as MLA, announced her pregnancy …
Respite centre, 89 new affordable homes coming to North Vancouver
May 12, 2023 – BC Government News Eighty-nine affordable rental homes for families, seniors and individuals, along with a respite centre, will be available to people in North Vancouver as a redevelopment project begins. The Province, through BC Housing, is …
A tsunami from 9.0 earthquake would reach B.C. coast in about 20 minutes, research finds
May 09, 2023 – Amy Judd & Kylie Stanton/Global News If a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck in the Cascadia subduction zone, along the B.C. and U.S. coast, tsunami waves would reach the outer coast of northwest Vancouver Island in about …
Province prepared as temperatures poised to surge in B.C., says emergency minister
May 09, 2023 – Wolf Depner/Surrey Now-Leader Temperatures aren’t expected to approach heat dome levels this week in B.C., but it is about to get hot, and the province says it is prepared. Emergency Minister Bowinn Ma said the provincial …
Emergency alert test to hit B.C. cellphones, TV, radio Wednesday afternoon
May 09, 2023 – Simon Little/Global News Mobile phones across British Columbia are set to chirp and buzz in unison as officials conduct an annual test of Canada’s emergency alerting system. The test is scheduled for 1:55 p.m. PT, and …