This spring, Osoyoos alongside the RDOS designated its own wildfire mitigation specialist thanks to a $200,000 grant from the Union of BC Municipalities' FireSmart Community Funding and Supports. As ...
Some communities have bought trucks, hoses and radios with their own funds to mitigate against and fight wildfires.
The chief of a fire association in central Saskatchewan says the province's newly announced FireSmart grant program does not ...
An independent review from Canadian consulting firm MNP, released last Friday, found the provincial government could have ...
Studying the scale and intensity of previous fires can help us to detect thermal hotspots earlier and support faster, smarter ...
Embers cause up to 90% of structural losses - and Indigenous communities bear a disproportionate share of the damage ...
CNW/ - A new report, released yesterday by Statistics Canada, underscores a growing reality for Canadians: Extreme weather is ...
Aviva Canada today announced $300,000 in funding for the First Nations’ Emergency Services Society of British Columbia (FNESS ...
The deputy mayor for the Northern Village of Denare Beach says the release of a report looking at the province’s response to ...
Vancouver Island is one of the province’s areas of “key concern” for drought as the hotter weather sets in. The drought on ...
Last year's record-breaking wildfire season exposed flaws in Saskatchewan's fire preparedness, a report published Friday found. Premier Scott Moe said the province must do better.