Mar 31, 2023 – BC Government News Students, staff and community members at Mountainside Secondary School are benefiting from the recent seismic upgrades to the school. “Mountainside Secondary provides unique, individualized and innovative learning experiences for a uniquely diverse student …
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Local emergency supports for evacuees expand with provincial funding
Mar 30, 2023 – BC Government News More than 57 First Nations and local governments will receive funding to improve and modernize emergency support services (ESS) for people evacuated from their homes during emergencies. “British Columbians who are forced to …
North Shore MLAs talk health care, transportation at Chamber meeting
Mar 27, 2023 – Jane Seyd/North Shore News Difficulty finding doctors on the North Shore, challenges faced by small business amid a labour shortage and the perennial topic of transportation dominated a discussion with North Shore MLAs hosted by the …
$454K in gaming grants will protect ecosystems and promote safety, say North Van MLAs
Mar 24, 2023 – Nick Laba/North Shore News A chunk of change from provincial gambling revenues is about to go to non-profits across the North Shore. A total of $454,000 in community gaming grants will help organizations keep people safe …
Princeton announces new emergency response facilities in the face of growing natural disasters
Mar 23, 2023 – Casey Richardson/Castanet The Town of Princeton unveiled projects on Wednesday that will aid emergency services within the community, acknowledging that the upgrades are built to help face the consequences of climate change. The Similkameen has been …
Homes open soon for seniors displaced by flooding in Princeton
Mar 22, 2023 – BC Government News Twenty new temporary homes will open soon for seniors displaced by 2021 flooding, supported by the Province through BC Housing, the Town of Princeton, and the Princeton and District Community Services Society (PDCSS). …
Province drops ‘substantial’ infrastructure cash on North Shore municipalities
Mar 03, 2022 – Brent Richter/North Shore News The North Shore’s three local governments are getting just shy of $30 million in (almost) no-strings-attached cash from the province to spend on local infrastructure. Premier David Eby and Municipal Affairs Minister …
Haida Gwaii firefighters will be safer with a portion of $6.3 million for PPE
Feb 28, 2023 – K-J Millar/Haida Gwaii Observer Firefighters on Haida Gwaii will be kept safer with their share of $6.3 million being allocated for equipment and training to bolster emergency response in the community, the Ministry of Emergency Management …
Community emergency response enhanced by Indigenous cultural safety
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) …
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 …