Tag Archives: disaster
Former B.C. TV weather forecaster predicts climate catastrophe and hunger for UN
OTTAWA — As a transplanted British Columbian, Jesse Mason views the extreme and shifting weather patterns unfolding in his native province with a high level of concern. First, there was the heat dome that caused record-breaking temperatures this summer...
B.C. safety agency issues worker hazard warnings for flooding cleanup
VICTORIA — Restoration companies and contractors in British Columbia that are about to help launch a massive flood cleanup and repair effort must be aware of the risks and hazards their work could pose to employees, says the province's worker
Military’s water purification system up and running again in Iqaluit
IQALUIT, Nunavut — The Canadian Armed Forces says its water purification system in Iqaluit is up and running again after it was down for two weeks. The military has been in the Nunavut capital of 8,000 residents since Oct. 23 to
B.C. moves to recovery management phase after floods; most military leaving province
VICTORIA — British Columbia is shifting into repair and recovery mode following devastating floods and landslides caused by record rains that crippled transportation links, deluged agricultural operations and forced the evacuations of thousands of peop...
Indigenous report calls for change in B.C. wildfire response, recovery
An Indigenous-led review of a massive wildfire that destroyed more than 100 homes in British Columbia's southern Interior four years ago has produced 30 calls to action to improve wildfire management and recovery practices. The Elephant Hill wildfire s...
No solid numbers to gauge flood damage repair costs, says B.C. finance minister
VICTORIA — British Columbia's finance minister says it's still too early to put a price tag on the cleanup and repairs ahead after recent floods and landslides in the southern part of the province. Selina Robinson said the repair bill for
British Columbia expanding live-saving tools available to first responders
VANCOUVER — Those who first respond to emergencies in British Columbia will soon be able to provide more life-saving treatment, the provincial health minister said Friday. Adrian Dix said the province is expanding the care and treatment paramedics can ...
Not all airports ready to give new COVID-19 tests to air travellers, says Duclos
OTTAWA — Not all Canadian airports will have the capacity to immediately begin testing arriving air travellers from countries other than the United States for COVID-19, the federal health minister said Wednesday. Ottawa announced on Tuesday that all ai...
Travel advisory issued as British Columbia prepares for more heavy rain
VANCOUVER — Officials warned against non-essential travel Tuesday as the forecast called for heavy rainfall across swaths of southern and coastal British Columbia, including areas devastated by flooding and mudslides just a few weeks ago. Public Safety...
British Columbia extends gas rationing, state of emergency after floods
VICTORIA — Fuel rationing in parts of British Columbia was extended Monday for another two weeks until Dec. 14 to allow crews to bring the Trans Mountain pipeline back online after a series of devastating storms, floods and slides in