Spring flooding, wildfire, drought risks increase as weather warms As warming weather raises the risk of climate-related emergencies, the B.C. government is urging people throughout…
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Minister visits local flood-mitigation projects
B.C.’s Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness visited flood-mitigation projects this week in Fernie, Invermere, Fairmont Hot Springs and Canal Flats. “These timely investments…
Preserving wetlands—not destroying waterfowl habitat
By Mark Hall Op-Ed Rebuttal Why Ducks Unlimited Canada’s plan for Bummers Flats is a step backward for biodiversity For generations, Elizabeth Lake has been…
City council covers key topics at UBCM Convention
At last week’s Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) conference in Vancouver, pressing issues like homelessness, housing shortages, and public drug use took centre stage, along…
New tools available for preparation and information
With many parts of the province experiencing warmer weather and British Columbia forecast to have an active wildfire season, the province is introducing an interactive…
LWA calls for moratorium on out-of-province watercraft
The Lake Windermere Ambassadors (LWA) is calling on the federal and provincial governments to place an immediate temporary moratorium on out-of-province watercraft to prevent the…
B.C. and partners step up fight against invasive mussels
The annual battle against keeping invasive mussels out of B.C. continues. The B.C. government, Columbia Basin Trust, BC Hydro and conservation organizations announced April 30…
IJC asked to help form plan for transboundary pollution
The ongoing struggle to establish a transboundary plan to deal with pollution in the Elk and Kootenay/Kootenai river watershed today (March 11) reached a positive…
Watershed strategy co-developed with First Nations
The B.C. government and the B.C.-First Nations Water Table March 6 announced a $100-million investment in healthy watersheds and the launch of engagement on a…