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Wednesday, June 5, 2019 2:51 PM
Ground search and rescue (GSAR) groups in southeastern B.C. are preparing for the busy summer months by bolstering their operations with more than $1 million in provincial funding.
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Wednesday, June 5, 2019 2:49 PM
Ground search and rescue (GSAR) groups on B.C.’s South Coast, including the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island, are preparing for the busy summer months by bolstering their operations with almost $2 million in provincial funding.
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Wednesday, June 5, 2019 2:47 PM
Ground search and rescue (GSAR) groups in northern B.C. are preparing for the busy summer months by bolstering their operations with more than $1 million in provincial funding.
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Wednesday, June 5, 2019 2:45 PM
Ground search and rescue (GSAR) groups in central B.C. are preparing for the busy summer months by bolstering their operations with more than $640,000 in provincial funding.
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Saturday, June 1, 2019 1:53 PM
Real-time information sharing during emergencies is one of the tools being developed to keep visitors to Vancouver Island safer this summer.
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Thursday, May 16, 2019 9:05 AM
Twenty-two local and regional governments have been approved to receive their share of more than $3 million in provincial emergency preparedness funding to support flood risk assessment, mapping and mitigation planning.
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Monday, May 6, 2019 8:30 AM
British Columbians only need to recall the last two flood and wildfire seasons to be reminded of some of the hazards in the province and the importance of being prepared.
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Thursday, May 2, 2019 3:47 PM
In 2017 and 2018, British Columbians were stricken by record-setting flood and fire seasons. The impacts are still being felt in communities like Grand Forks and Ashcroft.
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Tuesday, April 30, 2019 10:00 AM
The B.C. government has released its updated action plan in response to the government-commissioned, independent Abbott/Chapman report on the unprecedented 2017 wildfire and flood seasons in British Columbia.
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Wednesday, April 10, 2019 3:45 PM
Six Public Safety Lifeline volunteers are being recognized for their exceptional contributions to emergency and disaster response throughout the province as part of National Volunteer Week, April 7 to 13, 2019.
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