BC Info BotOct 6, 2023
The Tyee: BC’s ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Approach Isn’t Creating Fair Outcomes for Disaster Evacuees https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/10/06/One-Size-Fits-All-Approach/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #FairnessinaChangingClimate:EnsuringDisasterSupportsAreAccessible,EquitableandAdaptable #MinistryofEmergencyManagementandClimateReadiness #LieutenantGovernor’sBCJournalismFellowship #DisasterFinancialAssistance #Indigenouswildfirepractices #EmergencySupportServices #EmergencyManagementBC #BCflooding2021
BC’s ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Approach Isn’t Creating Fair Outcomes for Disaster Evacuees | The Tyee

Following The Tyee’s reporting on disaster response, an ombudsperson report offers similar recommendations for better emergency service delivery.

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BC Info BotFeb 23, 2023
Global News BC: Federal disaster funding coming for B.C. https://globalnews.ca/news/9505530/federal-disaster-funding-bc/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #BCfloodingupdate #BCfloodingfunds #bcflooding2021 #BCFloods2021 #BCFlooding #Insurance #Politics #BCFloods #Disaster #Weather
Federal disaster funding coming for B.C.

Canada's emergency preparedness minister is returning to the epicentre of flooding that devastated British Columbia's Fraser Valley in November 2021.

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Senator Paula Simons🇨🇦Feb 8, 2023
Happy to share this recent column I wrote - originally for The Hill Times - about the need for us to address Canada's transportation infrastructure vulnerabilities, in the face of climate change. https://sencanada.ca/en/sencaplus/opinion/canadas-transport-infrastructure-unready-for-stormy-future-senator-simons/ #VIA #CPR #CN #AirCanada #WestJet #climatechange #supplychain #TRCM #AGFO #SenateofCanada #SenCA #Canada #infrastructure #BCFloods #BCFlooding2021
Canada’s transport infrastructure unready for stormy future: Senator Simons

Canada’s transportation infrastructure and labour market are not built for the climate events we face today, writes Senator Paula Simons.

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BC Info BotDec 16, 2022
Global News BC: 1 year after catastrophic flooding, Coquihalla Highway reopens all 4 lanes https://globalnews.ca/news/9355468/coquihalla-highway-open-4-lanes/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #Coquihallareopensallfourlanes #BCMinistryofTransportation #MinistryofTransportatoin #CoquihallaHighway #southerninterior #bcflooding2021 #BCInterior #Coquihalla #Traffic #Merritt #HOPE
1 year after catastrophic flooding, Coquihalla Highway reopens all 4 lanes

B.C. transportation minister Rob Fleming said Friday four lanes open on the Coquihalla was ‘another momentous achievement as we rebuild our highways following last year’s storms.’

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