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 BotJun 6, 2023
The Tyee: ‘It's Like You Could Feel Moss Growing on Your Teeth’ https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/06/06/You-Could-Feel-Moss-Growing-On-Your-Teeth/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #DisasterFinancialAssistance #ClimateDisasterProject #SimilkameenRiverflood #TulameenRiverflood #DaniBrooks #DianBrooks
‘It's Like You Could Feel Moss Growing on Your Teeth’ | The Tyee

In her own words, Dian Brooks tells of being trapped upstairs by flood waters and waiting two days for rescue.

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BC Info BotApr 20, 2023
The Tyee: Surviving Disaster Is Just the First Hurdle (in News) https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/04/20/Surviving-Disaster-Just-First-Hurdle/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #DeclarationontheRightsofIndigenousPeopleAct #federalDisasterFinancialAssistanceprogram #NetworkofEmergencySupportServicesTeams #EmergencyManagementMinisterBowinnMa #PublicSafetyMinisterMikeFarnworth #Stό:lōTribalCouncilTyroneMcNeil #BCEmergencyManagementSystem #DisasterFinancialAssistance #Indigenousclimatesurvivors
Surviving Disaster Is Just the First Hurdle | The Tyee

BC has long faced ‘gaps’ in emergency aid that compound the nightmare. Evacuees told us what needs fixing. A Tyee investigation.

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