B.C.B次元官网网址檚 flood recovery efforts are shifting to cleanup of vast amounts of water-damaged material from homes and properties, and support for evacuees is shifting from local governments to the Canadian Red Cross with provincial funding, Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said Monday.
Some of the Canadian Armed Forces troops who came into B.C. for emergency flooding response are heading home, but 126 soldiers will remain in Chilliwack to continue with recovery work, Farnworth said at an Emergency Management B.C. briefing from Victoria Dec. 6.
B次元官网网址淭he province is now supporting the safe removal of debris and flood damaged materials,B次元官网网址� Farnworth said. B次元官网网址淭his will be a coordinated approach, working with local governments, first nations, provincial crews and the British Columbians who have been affected.B次元官网网址�
Management of evacuee supports is also changing, but those in need of assistance should not see any change.
B次元官网网址淕iven the ongoing pressures of these events, starting Dec. 15 flood evacuee support will shift from being managed by local governments to being supported through the Red Cross with funding from the province,B次元官网网址� Farnworth said.
B次元官网网址淲hile the back-end management of this evacuee support is shifting, nothing will change in the level or types of support received. The Red Cross has the required capacity and experience. The transition should be seamless and I want to thank them for their ongoing work and support since this event began.B次元官网网址�
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The Red Cross relief fund is being supported by donations from citizens at B.C. liquor stores and for B.C. flood relief.
B次元官网网址淒onations have been pouring in to the Canadian Red Cross, which our government and the federal government have committed to matching,B次元官网网址� Farnworth said. B次元官网网址淎s of Friday, $8.6 million has already been disbursed to evacuees through a variety of means, including the $2,000 payments announced by the province.B次元官网网址�
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