LEQ’A:MEL – New Democrat MLAs Pam Alexis and Bob D’Eith say that people in Leq’a:mel First Nation will be kept safer in emergency situations thanks to provincial funding to help local governments and First Nations strengthen their plans for emergency evacuation and public notification …
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