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British Columbia – Mennonite Disaster Service

British Columbia

Unit Leadership

Chair

Gerald Dyck

Treasurer

Duane Neufeld

Secretary

Mark Rempel

Responses

Denare Beach, SK

Around May 29, 2025, the Wolf wildfire began. It swept through the community of Denare Beach on June 2, 2025, destroying more than 200 homes in the Northern Village of Denare Beach...

West Asheville, NC (SYP)

In September 2024, wind and flooding from Hurricane Helene devastated North Carolina, primarily in its western Appalachian region, destroying infrastructure and homes and cutting off power, transportation, and communications to many towns for...

Koyuk, Alaska Villages

When remnants of Typhoon Halong struck Western Alaska, it brought record-breaking winds and flooding to the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta and devastated remote villages...

News & Stories from Across Canada

August 7, 2025

Building community and a house — outside comfort zones

July 22, 2025

From smoke plumes in the distance to fire at the doorstep

July 10, 2025

Friends who cook together, stay together

Videos

May 5, 2026

MDS Volunteer Leadership – Project Director

April 27, 2026

Yadao Family Home Dedication

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