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Union of B.C. Municipalities told changes needed as disasters become more frequent

With hundreds of wildfires burning across B.C. this spring and summer, people have become accustomed to news of evacuation ord­ers, evacuation alerts and a declared states of local emergency across

With hundreds of wildfires burning across B.C. this spring and summer, people have become accustomed to news of evacuation ord­ers, evacuation alerts and a declared states of local emergency across

Citing continued risk from wildfires and drought conditions, the B.C. government is extending its province-wide state of emergency declaration for another two weeks.

B.C.’s emergency management minister, Bowinn Ma, said earlier this week that evacuation orders must be followed as they’re the law.

Elk Valley RCMP Report

Free Press Staff

The government of British Columbia is exercising its emergency powers, as granted by the state of emergency declaration, to impose travel restrictions on tourism-related travel to wildfire-affected areas. Premier David Eby unveiled this order during a news conference on Saturday. The primary goal of this order is to ensure that there are enough temporary accommodations…

Several wildfires around burning in the Okanagan, specifically in Kelowna, West Kelowna and Lake Country

Several wildfires around burning in the Okanagan, specifically in Kelowna, West Kelowna and Lake Country