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Wednesday, August 29, 2018 10:30 AM
British Columbia’s wildfire-driven provincial state of emergency has been formally extended, through the end of the day on Sept. 12, 2018.
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Friday, August 24, 2018 6:50 PM
Emergency Management BC is asking people, who have self-evacuated to larger communities due to smoke, to consider returning home.
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Wednesday, August 15, 2018 8:30 AM
The British Columbia government has declared a provincial state of emergency to support the provincewide response to the ongoing wildfire situation.
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Monday, August 13, 2018 1:00 PM
With weeks of fire season remaining, and forecasts for continued hot, dry conditions that carry the risk of further lightning strikes, the provincial government has requested assistance from the federal government for its firefighting efforts.
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Friday, August 10, 2018 12:10 PM
Air quality in British Columbia continues to fluctuate, and smoky-sky bulletins have been issued due to wildfire activity.
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Friday, June 1, 2018 8:15 AM
As the Province and local authorities move from flood response to recovery, Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, has amended his request for federal resources, and offered his gratitude to the federal government and provincial public safety partners for their help during the recent flooding:
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Saturday, May 19, 2018 11:03 AM
With hot weather forecast through the long weekend for much of the province, Emergency Management BC and the BC Coroners Service urge residents and visitors to take extra care in and around rivers and lakes.
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Thursday, May 17, 2018 2:36 PM
In response to Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth’s request for federal support to assist British Columbia's work on flooding in B.C., Farnworth has expressed his gratitude and thanks for the federal government’s commitment to help:
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Monday, April 30, 2018 3:30 PM
As flood waters continue to rise throughout the province, the Government of British Columbia is assisting local governments and First Nations communities, as needed.
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Tuesday, April 10, 2018 9:30 AM
The Government of British Columbia is improving the safety of British Columbians and protecting communities by investing $6.5 million in disaster-mitigation projects throughout the province.
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