Government Communications and Public Engagement

For media enquiries related to Emergency Management BC, please contact the Ministry of Justice:

• Telephone: 250 356-6961
• Fax: 250 387-1753

For media enquiries related to flood warnings, watches and advisories from the River Forecast Centre, please contact the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations:

• Telephone: 250 356-5261
• E-mail: FLNRO.MediaRequests@gov.bc.ca

• On weekends, please contact:
• Telephone: 250 213-2972
• E-mail: Vivian.Thomas@gov.bc.ca 

For media enquiries related to road work, infrastructure and highways, please contact the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure:

• Telephone: 250 387-7787
• Fax: 250 356-2950

B.C. Government Media Contacts

For media enquiries related to local Declarations of a State of Emergency and Evacuation Order and Alerts, please contact the local government authority issuing the information:

• BC Local Governments, First Nations, Improvement Districts and Related Agencies