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Thursday, December 8, 2016 3:39 PM
Yellowhead Road and Bridge (North Peace) has won this year’s Deputy Minister’s Contractor of the Year Award of Excellence in the maintenance category, for its work in Service Area 22.
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Wednesday, July 6, 2016 1:15 PM
Highway 17, the South Fraser Perimeter Road, is now open in both directions after the ministry worked with the Delta Police Department to confirm that it was safe for travel.
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Tuesday, May 31, 2016 12:40 PM
As emergency officials from neighbouring Alberta prepare to remove the evacuation order and permit families to return to Fort McMurray, B.C. is lending a hand, including deployment of mental health workers to support those facing the uncertain realities of returning home to their evacuated town.
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Thursday, May 12, 2016 2:05 PM
As the full scope and scale of impacts from the severe wildfire in Fort McMurray becomes clearer and Alberta transitions from response to resilience efforts, the British Columbia government continues to extend its hand of help with resources to aid the neighbouring province.
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Friday, May 6, 2016 10:40 AM
British Columbia is marshalling emergency management resources to assist neighbouring Albertans who have fled the devastating wildfires that have displaced 88,000 from their homes.
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Wednesday, March 9, 2016 9:00 AM
Don’t wait for disaster to strike, talk to loved ones today about how you’ll communicate during an emergency.
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Monday, February 15, 2016 1:45 PM
New legislation was tabled to modernize the regulatory framework for fire safety in British Columbia.
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Tuesday, September 22, 2015 2:45 PM
Crews are working to quickly replace 28 kilometres of livestock fencing – along Highway 33 and Highway 3 – that was destroyed by the recent Rock Creek wildfire.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015 2:15 PM
While visiting wildfire-impacted communities, Minister of State for Emergency Preparedness, Naomi Yamamoto announced that a resilience centre for British Columbians impacted by wildfires in Rock Creek and Oliver will be set up to provide programs of support.
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