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 …
Emergency Management & Climate Readiness
Related News
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 …
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 …
B.C. to provide nearly $6 million for search-and-rescue groups
July 11th, 2023, Saltwire Network. B.C. search and rescue crews will receive nearly $6 million to support its work offering aid in the backcountry, said the B.C. government. This year’s funding will be distributed to 78 ground search and rescue …
Take shorter showers, run only full washing loads ahead of water restrictions, B.C. minister advises
July 11 2023, CBC News British Columbians need to start taking water-saving measures now and shouldn’t wait for official restrictions to be implemented, the minister of emergency management and climate readiness says. Bowinn Ma’s advice comes amid a persistent dry …
B.C. strengthens community preparedness for climate-related disasters
July 11, 2023 – BC Government News First Nations and local governments throughout B.C. will benefit from funding to help strengthen resilience against climate-related hazards, such as flooding, drought, wildfires and heat. “With the severe flooding, drought and wildfires we’ve …
Backcountry kept safer by supporting ground search-and-rescue groups
July 11th, 2023 – BC Government News To ensure that the life-saving work of Ground Search and Rescue (GSAR) groups and their volunteers are there when people need help in the backcountry, the Province is providing nearly $6 million in …