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Politics
A fourth B.C. NDP cabinet minister says she won’t seek re-election this fall
Former finance minister Brenda Bailey said Wednesday she will not seek re-election this fall, becoming the fourth cabinet minister to announce they are not running since Premier David Eby called a snap election Tuesday.
Wildfires
Officials warn wildfire season isn’t over, as Summerland residents begin to return home
The majority of Summerland residents are able to return home after an evacuation order was lifted, but it's still unclear how many homes may have been lost to the Bald Range wildfire.
Emergency Services
Eby says B.C. must rethink wildfire protection as fires grow more unpredictable
Premier David Eby said B.C. may need to rethink how it protects communities from increasingly intense and unpredictable wildfires.
Wildfires
REPLAY: B.C. officials provide wildfire, emergency update – Aug. 11
B.C. officials are providing a provincial update Tuesday at 11 a.m. as major wildfires in the Okanagan have forced thousands of people from their homes and prompted widespread evacuation orders and alerts.
Emergency Services
Canada’s military ‘on stand-by’ to help with B.C. wildfires, says federal defence minister
Defence Minister David McGuinty said Canada's military is "on standby" to assist with British Columbia's wildfire response if needed.
Wildfires
‘This is a tipping point’ as state of provincial emergency declared
B.C. has declared a state of provincial emergency as a rapidly growing wildfire near Summerland forces thousands of people from their homes.
Provincial
B.C. wildfires force thousands from their homes
About 8,000 people are under evacuation orders in British Columbia as wildfires continue to threaten communities in the southern Interior and Cariboo regions, provincial officials said Tuesday.
Provincial
B.C. officials say Ottawa has been largely absent from Sumas flood prevention talks
British Columbia’s emergency management minister is calling on Ottawa to take part in talks on flood mitigation for the Fraser Valley.
Provincial
Flood warnings persist in B.C.’s Lower Mainland as 100 properties remain under evacuation order
Flood and rainfall warnings remain in effect across parts of British Columbia’s Lower Mainland as about 100 properties are under evacuation order.
Provincial
Abbotsford mayor blasts federal response amid Fraser Valley floods
Floodwaters in the Fraser Valley are expected to recede in the coming days, forecasters said, but uncertainty remains with more rain in the forecast...
Provincial
Evacuations, highway closures as floodwaters rise in southern B.C.
About 400 properties are under evacuation order and another 1,800 are on evacuation alert due to flooding in the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford and the Okanagan-Similkameen region, officials said.
Provincial
B.C. braces for intense wildfire season; northeast region most at risk
Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says British Columbia is hoping for the best this wildfire season but is preparing for the worst.
