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Grant applications open to support safer communities
Organizations throughout the province working toward building safer communities are invited to apply to the 2020-21 Civil Forfeiture Crime Prevention and Remediation grant program. The…
BCSARA to get annual funds starting 2022
The Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General and Emergency Management BC announced July 21 government will begin providing an annual funding contribution of $6…
State of emergency extended to July 21
The B.C. government today (July 7) formally extended the provincial state of emergency, allowing Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, to continue…
Local communities get emergency preparedness support
Three local governments have been approved to receive a share of $4.2 million in provincial emergency preparedness funding. The funding is part of the nearly…
New resource for cannabis producers to enter legal market
Cannabis producers looking to enter B.C.’s legal market can now use a step-by-step online guide that helps simplify and streamline the licensing process. The Cannabis…
New funding to help sexual assault survivors
The Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General May 26 announced a new three-year, $10-million grant program to support the delivery of co-ordinated emergency sexual…
Standardized driver training proposed
Proposed amendments that seek to clarify and update British Columbia’s Motor Vehicle Act have been introduced as Bill 2, the motor vehicle amendment act, 2020….
Summer water safety tips
Now that summer is officially here and locals and visitors to British Columbia are frequenting lakes, rivers and the ocean, the BC Coroners Service, Lifesaving…
Province finds record funding for search and rescue
After being shutout in ‘Budget 2019’ by the provincial government, causing B.C.-wide backlash, ground search and rescue (GSAR) groups learned today that much-needed funds are…