Tag Archives: disaster
B.C. climate change initiative needs to look further than recovery, expert says
VICTORIA — A disaster expert who led recovery teams after the earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean that killed more than 230,000 people says British Columbia's climate response strategy must protect the province from future environmental events. ...
Budget funding for BC Wildfire Service garners mixed reaction from experts
VANCOUVER — A fire ecologist says new provincial funding to expand the BC Wildfire Service to a year-round endeavour is a welcome step toward preventing disasters, while others in the field say the funds could be better spent elsewhere. Bob Gray
Highlights of British Columbia budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year
VICTORIA — Here are highlights from the B.C. budget tabled Tuesday: — The government is earmarking $2.1 billion to fund disaster recovery efforts and future response to the threats from wildfires, floods and heat waves. — The deficit is forecast to be
‘We are destroyed’: Young biologist among the lost after Spanish ship sunk off N.L.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A young biologist from the Canary Islands is among the 12 men missing at sea after the sinking of a Spanish vessel off the coast of Newfoundland last week that is being described as Spain's worst
B.C. budget includes $2.1B in disaster relief; $5.5B deficit for next fiscal year
VICTORIA — British Columbia has earmarked $2.1 billion to fund disaster recovery efforts and future response to the threats posed by wildfires, floods and heat waves in a budget that forecasts a $5.5-billion deficit. Finance Minister Selina Robinson sa...
Challenges of climate change focus of B.C. government’s budget, says finance minister
VICTORIA — B.C. Finance Minister Selina Robinson says making sure communities have the resources they need to deal with the effects of climate change will be a focal point of her budget on Tuesday. The province was battered by forces driven
Group involved in Ottawa protest asks court to halt federal use of Emergencies Act
OTTAWA — A group involved in the anti-government protest against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa is asking a court to put the brakes on federal use of the Emergencies Act to clamp down on demonstrators. In submissions Friday to the Federal Court,
Rays of hope emerge in rebuild of Lytton, B.C., months after wildfire destruction
Denise O'Connor is back in Lytton, B.C., living in the home where she spent her childhood years. But it's not where she was living last summer when a wildfire swept through the Fraser Canyon village and destroyed almost everything in its
Premier visits Manitoba First Nation after three children die in fatal fire
CROSS LAKE, Minn. — Manitoba’s premier says a house fire that killed three children from a northern First Nation should never have happened. Heather Stefanson visited the Pimicikamak Cree Nation Wednesday to share her condolences and support the grievi...
House fire that killed young siblings shows need for housing support: chief
WINNIPEG — The leader of a northern Indigenous community in Manitoba says the death of three young siblings in a house fire has shattered the family and shows the need for adequate housing on the reserve. "It’s devastating," Pimicikamak Cree Nation