Province funds upgrades at various emergency operation centres

Funding from the province is on its way to emergency operations across the Bulkley Valley and Lakes District.

It is part of a $3.5 million spend from the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund for 110 projects in total.

$13,936 is going to the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako for new IT equipment, communications gear, and a rapid damage assessment kit.

$30,000 is also going to the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine for similar upgrades, in addition to satellite communications.

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In Burns Lake, new Audio visual equipment, training, and mock activation exercise is happening with $29,700 of funding.

Smithers and Houston are getting emergency operation centre training and exercises with $30,000 each.

IT and video conference equipment, furniture, and recruitment are coming to Witset for $26,140.

To date, 2,800 projects provincially have received a combined $350 million.

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Logan Flint
Logan Flint
Logan is the News Reporter and Afternoon News Anchor for The Moose in Smithers, covering stories from Burns Lake to Hazelton along Highway 16. Born and raised in Smithers, he's grown up around radio and has spent time as an on-air announcer for the station's afternoon and morning shows.

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