Aug 16, 2023 | News, Water Safety
Summer is here in full force. Hot weather and water—what a perfect combo! But a perfect day can turn not so perfect in an instant. In BC each year, an average of 75 people die from drowning. Men aged 20 to 34-years-old and kids under 5 are at high risk of drowning....
Jul 26, 2023 | Fire/Burn Safety, Homepage Top, News
The BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit (BCIRPU) has partnered with the Office of the Fire Commissioner on a campaign to promote smoke alarm uptake and testing, in response to the increasing number of fire-related injuries and deaths in British Columbia. In...
May 30, 2023 | Homepage Top, News, Road Safety (Cycling), Road Safety (Pedestrians), Road Safety/Transport Related Injuries
59 communities across British Columbia (BC), including a number of rural, remote, and Indigenous communities, have received funding to implement various road safety projects. In total, over $1 million in funding was disbursed through the 2023/2024 BC Vision Zero in...
