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Chilliwack Girl raises $3,400 to donate to the town of Lytton
Chilliwack's Emily Loewen is living proof that one person, regardless of their size, is able to make a big difference in the world. When a wildfire wiped out the village of Lytton back in the early pa...
Aug 04, 2021
Cariboo Fire service says new Wildfire did not grow overnight
According to the Cariboo Fire Service, a recently discovered wildfire near Bouchie Lake showed no overnight growth. The fire, which is located near Hangman Springs, just west of the Pinnacles provinci...
Aug 04, 2021
Insured Losses from Lytton wildfire amount to around $78 million
The Insurance Bureau of Canada says insured losses from the wildfire that destroyed the village of Lytton amount to an estimated 78-million dollars. A statement from the bureau says roughly 300 claims...
Aug 04, 2021 Photo courtesy BC Wildfire Service
Huawei executive will soon get ruling on extradition case
What's expected to be the last round of arguments in B-C Supreme Court by lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou got underway this morning with her legal team alleging the United States has ``misus...
Aug 04, 2021
Weather causing complications in battle against wildfires
A return to hot, dry weather and a lightning storm near Grand Forks in southern B-C are just some of the issues complicating the ongoing battle against wildfires. Environment Canada maps show lightnin...
Aug 04, 2021
Prince Rupert City Council shoots down cell phone tower location proposal
Telus Communications Inc. gave a statement back on July 30 saying that the demand for enhanced wireless networks in the city of Prince Rupert has just been increasing over this past year with a lot of...
Aug 03, 2021
Government of Canada and BC giving funding for 9 projects in Northern BC
Both the governments of Canada and BC are continuing to invest in infrastructure and help the communities of BC recover from the impacts of the pandemic. Nine local infrastructure projects in Northern...
Aug 03, 2021
Terrace RCMP find local resident dead in his home
A Terrace man was found dead in his home after the police were called to go see if he was alright. Back on July 29, Terrace RCMP got a request to check on the well-being of a young man who had not bee...
Aug 03, 2021
65 Wildfire evacuation orders remain in BC
65 wildfire evacuation orders remain in place across B-C -- including an order imposed Sunday by the Regional District of Central Okanagan affecting more than 500 properties along one flank of a wildf...
Aug 03, 2021 Photo courtesy BC Wildfire Service
Federal Government working with Shuswap to bring back Indigenous legal systems
The federal government is working with the Shuswap Nation to revitalize Indigenous legal systems. Justice Minister David Lametti and Wayne Christian, the Tribal Chief of Shuswap Nation Tribal Council,...
Aug 03, 2021