Category Archives: News
BC Announces plan to improve ambulance program in the wake of the heat wave
The province has announced plans to beef up B-C's ambulance system after sudden deaths increased 300 per cent during the recent extreme heat wave. That includes hiring 85 new full-time paramedics, 30 ...
Jul 14, 2021
Evacuation alert sent out for Anahim Lake area
A wildfire that has currently been listed as out of control in the Hotnarko Creek area west of Williams Lake has prompted an evacuation alert for the Anahim Lake area. The alert in total, covers 143,1...
Jul 13, 2021 Photo courtesy BC Wildfire Service
Coastal Gaslink creates new trail near Kitimat River
Coastal GasLink has recently both upgraded and created a brand new alternate access trail along the Kitimat River so they can safely continue working on the construction for their mainline pipeline an...
Jul 13, 2021
Pleasure Craft Boat catches fire and sinks near Hartley Bay
A Fiberglass Pleasure craft boat in the Coghlan Anchorage passage near Hartley Bay caught on fire and sunk Sunday morning at 2:15 AM. Two people passed away during the blaze while the other two people...
Jul 13, 2021
BC Premier responds to latest finding of unmarked Residential School graves
Premier John Horgan has responded to what he says is the ``tragedy of the revelations'' related to the discovery of more unmarked, undocumented graves at a residential school -- this one on Penelakut ...
Jul 13, 2021
BC Liberals announce date for debate for potential party leaders
The B-C Liberals have announced that the first debate of the party leadership contest will be held on September 8th. The party says the debate will be streamed live online from a location that has not...
Jul 13, 2021
160 unmarked graves found at former Residential School on Penelakut Island
A B-C First Nation says in a newsletter that more than 160 unmarked and undocumented graves have been found at the site of a former residential school on a small island off the east coast of Vancouver...
Jul 13, 2021
Watch Lake Landfill re-opens
After being closed down for a bit due to wildfires in the area, The Watch Lake landfill has finally been reopened. The Cariboo Regional District gave a statement saying that they are grateful to the L...
Jul 12, 2021
Harold Neufeld, former BC electoral officer, passes away
Elections BC has announced the death of the province's former chief electoral officer. A statement from Elections BC says it acknowledges with sadness the passing of Harold Neufeld. Neufeld joined the...
Jul 12, 2021
Warning issued to residents about interfering with air tanker operations
Fire crews faced challenging conditions as more than two dozen wildfires broke out across the province over the weekend -- but the wildfire service says it didn't expect some of those challenges to co...
Jul 12, 2021