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Monday, June 6, 2016 11:47 AM
Heavy Urban Search and Rescue (HUSAR) provides critical resources and a specially trained taskforce of up to 125 personnel with medical, fire suppression, emergency response, search and rescue, and engineering backgrounds.
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Monday, June 6, 2016 11:44 AM
British Columbians forced from their homes by fire, floods, earthquakes or other emergencies may receive emergency social services provided through Emergency Management BC’s emergency support for up to 72 hours.
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Monday, June 6, 2016 11:42 AM
Most earthquake damage is caused by ground shaking. The magnitude or size (energy release) of an earthquake, distance to the earthquake focus or source, focal depth, type of faulting, and type of sub-surface material are important factors in determining the amount of ground shaking that might be produced at a particular site.
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Monday, June 6, 2016 11:31 AM
An earthquake occurs when rocks break and slip along a fault in the earth. Energy is released during an earthquake in several forms, including as movement along the fault, as heat, and as seismic waves that radiate out from the "source" in all directions and cause the ground to shake, sometimes hundreds of kilometres away.
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Monday, June 6, 2016 11:29 AM
In British Columbia, the Coroners Act requires that the coroner confirm the identity of the deceased and how, when, where and by what means death occurred for all traumatic and sudden and unexpected deaths. This is the same in a mass disaster.
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Monday, June 6, 2016 11:26 AM
The Salvation Army in B.C. has a fleet of 14 mobile kitchens capable of feeding thousands of people in an actual disaster.
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Monday, May 11, 2015 8:33 AM
I am writing to update you on steps government is taking to ensure that B.C. continues to lead the nation in its level of funding support for transit services, and in doing so, to support stable levels of transit services over the next three years.
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015 5:06 PM
The Province's new 10-year transportation plan, B.C. on the Move, prioritizes investments in our transportation network, and highlights our commitment to continued improvements to Highway 1 between Kamloops and the Alberta border.
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 4:07 PM
British Columbia has one of the best education systems in the world - our students consistently rank near the top in international assessments.
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Thursday, January 22, 2015 10:40 AM
The province is committed to helping local communities throughout B.C. manage deer and other wild animals in urban environments.
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