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Thursday, August 31, 2023 12:05 PM
With continued fire risk in many regions, and tens of thousands of people still under evacuation order and alert, the Province is extending the provincial state of emergency until Sept. 14, 2023, to ensure public safety and support the response to B.C.’s worst-ever wildfire season.
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Wednesday, August 30, 2023 10:30 AM
Despite global uncertainty, B.C. ended fiscal 2022-23 with a surplus and higher-than-expected revenue that the Province put to work helping people and communities with higher costs and growing needs.
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Saturday, August 26, 2023 5:25 PM
The Province has issued an evacuation order for a specified area of the unincorporated Stikine region due to the Little Blue River Fire.
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Saturday, August 26, 2023 8:00 AM
Mental health supports are available for people who have been and continue to be adversely affected by historic wildfires throughout B.C. this summer.
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Thursday, August 24, 2023 6:20 PM
Bowinn Ma, Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness, has released the following statement about travel restrictions for the purpose of staying in temporary accommodation in West Kelowna:
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Thursday, August 24, 2023 11:15 AM
As extreme drought conditions continue to affect river levels on Vancouver Island, new measures to protect fish have been implemented on the Koksilah and Cowichan rivers.
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Sunday, August 20, 2023 2:55 PM
The Province is providing support to evacuees across B.C. who require assistance through Emergency Support Services (ESS), such as accommodation, food, clothing and other incidentals.
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Sunday, August 20, 2023 12:00 PM
People throughout the province are reminded to stay safe from the impacts of poor air quality due to wildfire smoke and check on family and friends who may be at risk.
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Saturday, August 19, 2023 2:40 PM
To help ensure accommodation is available for critical-response personnel and the tens of thousands of people evacuated due to wildfires, the Province is restricting travel for the purpose of staying in temporary accommodation in several communities in the Okanagan.
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Friday, August 18, 2023 3:00 PM
As extreme drought conditions continue to adversely affect river levels on Vancouver Island, a fish-population protection order will protect salmon and trout in the Tsolum River, temporarily restricting water use for industry and forage crops.
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