WHEREAS municipalities are required to have an Emergency Coordinator to recruit, train and educate our volunteers and to have an emergency plan to address emergency disasters; AND WHEREAS the Province of British Columbia has abrogated their financial responsibilities by no longer funding for training emergency volunteers: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Province of British Columbia restore the Community Gaming Grant funding for emergency training for BC municipalities.
Ministry of Public Safety Solicitor General Government remains committed to helping build strong communities by funding non-profit public safety training through the community gaming grant program. Municipal and other local governments are not eligible to receive gaming grants. Any eligible non-profit public safety organization wishing to train volunteers including, for example, volunteer fire departments and local search and rescue societies is encouraged to apply for a community gaming grant. Application information is available on the Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch website at: www.hsd.gov.bc.cagaming.