BC asks for preparation
The Canadian Press – June 20, 2022 / 16:11 | History: 372480
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British Columbia Minister for the Environment and Climate Change George Heyman speaks during an announcement in Burns Bog, Delta, BC, on Monday, June 29, 2020. The British Columbia government has released its new strategy to prepare the province to fight extreme weather. Heyman says the plan includes enhanced features for the BC Wildfire Service to prepare and prevent fires. THE CANADIAN PRESS / Darryl Dyck
The government of British Columbia has launched its new strategy to prepare the province to fight the extreme weather that causes heat, forest fires and floods.
Environment Minister George Heyman says the plan includes enhanced features for BC Forest Fire Service to prepare and prevent fires.
He highlighted the success of the Logan Lake community, southwest of Kamloops, in its preparation which helped prevent it from being invaded by an aggressive forest fire last August.
Logan Lake Mayor Robin Smith says the community was 18 years old to prepare for this fire, and his advice is that it is only important to start somewhere and take the first step to protecting properties and communities.
Heyman says the province is creating a provincial flood strategy, an extreme heat preparedness plan, and is working with First Nations to expand the practice of cultural and prescribed burning.
The government says it will invest more than half a million dollars over the next three years to ensure the province is prepared to adapt to the impacts of climate change.