BC Gov News

During British Columbia’s first-ever Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week, the Province urges residents to prevent buildup of the potentially deadly gas in their homes and workplaces.

The B.C. government is calling upon emergency management practitioners, community and First Nations leaders, businesses, non-profit organizations and other interested British Columbians to provide their input and expertise as the Province prepares to modernize its emergency management legislation.

Fire Prevention Week in B.C. runs from Oct. 6 to 12, 2019. “Not Every Hero Wears a Cape. Plan and Practise Your Escape!” is this year's theme.

Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) is now available for eligible British Columbians in the Chilcotin region who may have been impacted by overland flooding from heavy rains that began on July 6, 2019.

Ground search and rescue (GSAR) groups in southeastern B.C. are preparing for the busy summer months by bolstering their operations with more than $1 million in provincial funding.

Ground search and rescue (GSAR) groups on B.C.’s South Coast, including the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island, are preparing for the busy summer months by bolstering their operations with almost $2 million in provincial funding. 

Ground search and rescue (GSAR) groups in northern B.C. are preparing for the busy summer months by bolstering their operations with more than $1 million in provincial funding.

Ground search and rescue (GSAR) groups in central B.C. are preparing for the busy summer months by bolstering their operations with more than $640,000 in provincial funding.

Real-time information sharing during emergencies is one of the tools being developed to keep visitors to Vancouver Island safer this summer.

Real-time information sharing during emergencies is one of the tools being developed to keep visitors to the Okanagan safer this summer.