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Wednesday, December 7, 2016 5:02 PM
Environment Canada has issued special weather advisories for several regions of the province for extremely cold temperatures and arctic outflows causing strong winds combined with snowfall.
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Friday, December 2, 2016 11:00 AM
People living on Haida Gwaii will soon know where to safely go in the event a tsunami strikes their coast, thanks to a collaborative project between local First Nations and governments, the Province, BC Hydro and TELUS.
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Wednesday, November 16, 2016 2:50 PM
Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) is now available to eligible British Columbians in areas of the province that were impacted by severe weather and flooding that occurred from Nov. 3-14, 2016.
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Friday, October 14, 2016 11:20 AM
A new program to help inspire students throughout the province to do their part to prepare British Columbia families and communities for emergencies is now available in B.C. classrooms.
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Friday, July 8, 2016 9:00 AM
As part of the public safety funding announced in February 2016, the Province is committing $80,000 in funding toward a flood mitigation assessment project in the Strathcona Regional District.
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Thursday, July 7, 2016 12:30 PM
With a potential mail strike by Canada Post, the British Columbia government is taking action to ensure that those receiving payment for uninsurable disaster-related losses after the rain storm that washed across the Peace River Regional District in June 2016, receive their money without delay.
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Wednesday, July 6, 2016 11:00 AM
As part of the public safety funding announced in February 2016, the Province is committing $15.52 million in funding toward two flood mitigation projects in the City of Surrey that will protect thousands of homes, landmark institutions, and business and industries employing thousands of people.
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Monday, July 4, 2016 9:00 AM
As part of the public safety funding announced in February 2016, the Province is committing $33,000 toward an assessment of the flood risk around Mara Lake shores.
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Tuesday, June 21, 2016 5:17 PM
Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) is now available to eligible British Columbians in the District of West Vancouver who may have been impacted from the flooding that occurred last week.
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Saturday, June 18, 2016 4:45 PM
Local authorities are establishing resiliency centres for those impacted by flooding in the Peace Region.
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