Like any mountain community, running a business here comes with real natural hazards - and the best time to prepare is before one arrives. Whether you're building a plan today or navigating an active emergency, the resources below are here to help.

Stay Informed — Before and During

Sign up for Alertable — the free emergency notification system for Golden and Area A. Get wildfire, flood, and evacuation alerts by app, text, email, or voice call.

Bookmark these during an active emergency:

golden.ca — official Town updates and evacuation information
bcwildfire.ca or the BC Wildfire Service app — provincewide fire tracking
CSRD Emergency Dashboard — live maps of evacuation orders and alerts

Know Your Local Program

The Golden and Area Emergency Management Program (GAEMP) provides emergency planning, mitigation, preparedness, and recovery for Golden and Electoral Area A. The Town of Golden administers the program with a dedicated Emergency Program Coordinator.

Learn more about the GAEMP

Build Your Plan

Starting a plan before a disaster means faster decisions and better outcomes when it counts.

Business Continuity Plan — Community Futures BC

A FREE personalized, step-by-step tool that keeps your critical business information in one place, identifies your key risks, and outlines communication strategies for your team, suppliers, and clients.

Small Business Emergency Guide — PreparedBC

A downloadable guide and fillable emergency plan from the Province of BC, built for small business owners

Tourism Operator Emergency Guide — PreparedBC

Checklists and templates designed specifically for tourism businesses to prepare for emergencies and keep guests safe.

Provincial Resource Hubs

DisasterSmart BC

A central hub for BC businesses and communities — covering everything from wildfire and flood preparation to pandemic planning and economic recovery. Includes downloadable toolkits, planning templates, and real-world case studies.

Resources include: FireSmart BC guides · Getting Ready Before a Flood · Pandemic Preparedness · Red Cross Ready Rating Assessment · Economic Recovery Tools

Explore DisasterSmart BC

Current Active Disasters

Province of BC — Economic Preparedness

Pulls together trusted tools in one place: BDC business continuity templates, Community Futures disaster support, FireSmart resources, Destination BC tourism guides, and a quick-reference self-assessment for local economic development officers

BC Government Economic Preparedness Resources

Impacted Right Now?

If your business is actively affected by wildfire, flooding, or another emergency:

Community Futures — Rural Resiliency Initiative offers direct support before, during, and after economic disruption
Disaster Smart BC maintains wildfire and flood recovery resources for businesses.

For thousands of years, the abundance of the earth’s lands and waters provided us to live, work and play is a result of the ecological wisdom, stewardship and reciprocal relationship of the Ktunaxa and Secwepemc peoples whose unceded territory we continue to live, work and play. The area is also the chosen home of the Metis Nation Columbia River.

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CONTACT US

Box 746,
202- 421 9th Ave N
Golden, BC V0A 1H0
info@goldenced.ca

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