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Avalanche Canada gets $10-million B.C. grant

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 17 May, 2021 12:40 PM

The British Columbia government is providing a $10-million grant to a not-for-profit organization dedicated to avalanche safety.

Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says the grant will support the work of Avalanche Canada in its ongoing efforts to develop and deliver avalanche safety and awareness in the B.C.'s mountain regions.

He says the grant allows the Revelstoke-based service to expand its regional avalanche forecasts and safety training programs for people using the outdoors in winter.

Farnworth says 75 per cent of all avalanche fatalities in Canada occur in B.C. and 90 per cent of Avalanche Canada's services are delivered in the province.

Gilles Valade, Avalanche Canada's executive director, says the funding will allow it to expand its services to underserved regions.

Good news for AvCan! We are extremely grateful to receive a $10 million grant from the BC government, announced today. This money will allow us to expand our services to under-served areas of BC and ensure long term sustainability for our other programs.https://t.co/ApU6enoPRF pic.twitter.com/4r9LXutcV0
— Avalanche Canada (@avalancheca) May 17, 2021

Avalanche Canada issues daily forecasts throughout the winter to much of the mountain regions of Western Canada and supports education, awareness and training programs.

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