PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council No. , Approved and Ordered Lieutenant Governor Executive Council Chambers, Victoria Presiding Member of the Executive Council (This

part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: Emergency Program Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 111, s. 9 (4) Other: M304/2021; OIC 495/2021 O10541733 Page with attachment (2 pages in total) On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that the attached declaration of a state of emergency throughout the whole of the Province of British Columbia made by the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General on July 20, 2021 is extended for a further period, to the end of the day on August 31, 2021, due to the threat of interface fires affecting the health, safety and welfare of persons and damaging property in the Province. 501 August 17, 2021 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Date Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General (This

part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: Emergency Program Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 111, ss. 9 and Other: ORDER OF THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SOLICITOR GENERAL Emergency Program Act

WHEREAS interface fires are threatening lives and property, including a number of residents, homes and other structures such as businesses in the Province of British Columbia; AND

WHEREAS this interface fire emergency requires prompt coordination of action or special regulation of persons or property to protect the health, safety or welfare of persons or to limit damage to property;

NOW THEREFORE, effective July 21, 2021: I declare that a state of emergency exists throughout the whole of the Province of British Columbia. I further order that the following are empowered under

section 10 (1) of the Emergency Program Act to do all acts and implement all procedures that are considered necessary to prevent, respond to or alleviate the effects of the emergency: (

a) Emergency Management BC and the Fire Commissioner and their employees, servants and agents; (

b) the RCMP “E” Division and their employees, servants and agents; (

c) local authorities, as defined in the Emergency Program Act, and their employees, servants and agents. July 20, 2021 M304