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Tuesday, March 19, 2019 10:30 AM
In the wake of two of the worst wildfire seasons on record, the British Columbia government is stepping up with more fire prevention strategies, programs and funding to help keep British Columbians and their communities safe this summer.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2019 3:00 PM
Sixty local and regional governments and First Nations communities have been approved to receive their share of approximately $1.5 million in provincial emergency preparedness funding to support evacuation route planning.
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Tuesday, November 13, 2018 3:30 PM
The Government of British Columbia has announced an additional $10 million in provincial funding to support communities in their recovery from the 2018 wildfire season.
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Wednesday, October 31, 2018 11:00 AM
The Province has released its 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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Saturday, October 6, 2018 10:00 AM
Jennifer Rice, Parliamentary Secretary for Emergency Preparedness, has issued the following statement regarding National Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 7-13, 2018:
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Thursday, September 13, 2018 10:15 AM
Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, has issued the following statement regarding assistance with this year's wildfires:
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Friday, September 7, 2018 10:30 AM
Thanks to cooler weather and progress in containing wildfires, the Government of British Columbia has decided to cancel the provincial state of emergency that currently covers the entire province.
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Thursday, August 30, 2018 11:15 AM
Whatever your activities this Labour Day long weekend, remember there are wildfire crews working hard in the bush.
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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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