Three East Kootenay communities will be receiving grant funding for major municipal projects the Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness announced Jan. 30. The…
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City applying for $5 million grant for Gold Creek Dam
City of Cranbrook administration is moving forward with the application process for the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund (CEPF) Disaster Risk Reduction Fund, aiming to secure…
Region getting $3.6 million for improving community resilience
Sixty-five communities, including some in the East Kootenay, will receive approximately $56 million for 78 projects from the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund (CEPF) through the…
Local community gets emergency-preparedness funds
The ?akisqnuk First Nation and Golden are among 100 communities in B.C. sharing approximately $2.7 million for emergency-preparedness initiatives, the Ministry of Emergency Management and…
RDEK gets funds for local creek projects
The B.C. government announced March 21 it is spending approximately $39 million for more than 50 local disaster-risk reduction and climate-adaptation projects through the Community…
Enhanced emergency capacity application backed by city
By Erin Knutson City of Fernie council recently voted unanimously to authorize the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) to apply jointly on behalf of…
15 local volunteer fire departments receive funding
Invermere Fire Rescue Through the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund (CEPF), the B.C. government is providing more than $6.2 million for 122 local projects, benefiting more…
Three local climate hazard projects get funds
First Nations and local governments throughout B.C. are receiving funding to help strengthen resilience against climate-related hazards, such as flooding, drought, wildfires and heat. The…
RDEK gets funding for ESS upgrades
The Regional District East Kootenay (RDEK) is among more than 57 local governments and First Nations to receive funding to improve and modernize emergency support…
SeaCan for Fernie part of emergency support plan
By Erin Knutson As part of the East Kootenay Emergency Support Services Capacity Building (EKESSCB) project, Deputy Fire Chief Scott Robinson recently highlighted the importance…