Category Archives: News
All COVID cases in BC linked to unimmunized patients
Almost every case of COVID-19 in B-C right now is linked to patients between the ages of 20 and 40 who are either unimmunized or who have only had a single dose of vaccine. Provincial health officer D...
Aug 05, 2021
BC researchers map out loss of Salmon Habitat in Lower Fraser River
Researchers at the University of B-C say -- for the first time ever -- the extent of salmon habitat loss has been mapped in the Lower Fraser River and the findings are grave. A team from the faculty o...
Aug 05, 2021
Skeena-Bulkley MP looks to raise sunken tugboat
Taylor Bachrach, a Skeena-Bulkley MP with the Ministry of Transportation stated back on July 31st that tugboat and worker safety, as well as concerns surrounding the raising of the sunken tug, the Ing...
Aug 05, 2021
Repairs on Williams Lake part of Dog Creek Road could cost around $430,000
Closing the city of Williams Lake's part of Dog Creek Road until the road's water issues can be fixed is one of the options that city council is being asked to look at after the amount of money that w...
Aug 04, 2021
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