• Enabling more communities to dial 911 in an emergency

  Source: British Columbia - Government News
  Date: 2026-09-11 16:15:00.0
  Tags: [British Columbia, Emergency, Public Safety, Indigenous, Infrastructure]

  The Government of British Columbia is making up to $5 million available through Next Generation 911 (NG911) funding to help eligible rural, remote, and Indigenous communities transition from local 10-digit emergency numbers to standard three-digit 911 calling. Administered by the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM), this funding is part of a broader $60-million provincial package announced in 2023 to support the emergency services transition. The grants will cover one-time technical, contractual, and coordination work, including public education, mapping, signage, and fire department enablement. This initiative builds on regional connectivity expansions to ensure reliable access to police, fire, and ambulance services across regions like Haida Gwaii.

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• Strengthening supports for survivors of intimate-partner violence

  Source: British Columbia - Government News
  Date: 2026-09-03 18:00:00.0
  Tags: [British Columbia, National, Justice, Social Services, Indigenous, Public Safety]

  The British Columbia Ministry of Attorney General is receiving more than $3 million in funding for the 2026-27 fiscal year under the federal National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence to advance recommendations from the 2025 Stanton Report. The funding will expand the Safe Supports Project in rural and northern communities, add up to three family court support workers, develop public-awareness strategies, review behaviour-change programs for men and boys, and advance the B.C. First Nations Justice Strategy by funding the Indigenous Justice Centres' Aunties Program. These investments complement B.C.'s broader Safe and Supported Gender-Based Violence Action Plan, which includes over $60 million annually provided by the Province to support approximately 475 victim-service and violence-against-women programs.

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