Category Archives: British Columbia
Survey aims to improve mountain biking amenities in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - With mountain biking in a boom period, local stewards are trying to capture the economic impact the fast-growing sport is having in Nanaimo.Nanaimo Mountain Bike Club partnered with several ...
Aug 16, 2021
Meng Wanzhou's legal team resumes extradition defence in B.C. court
VANCOUVER - Meng Wanzhou's legal team is expected to argue today there is no evidence showing the Huawei executive caused international bank HSBC to violate U.S. sanctions law. The B.C. Supreme Court ...
Aug 16, 2021
Hundreds of properties evacuated as wind prompts growth in B.C. wildfires
VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service says evacuation orders have been issued for hundreds of properties throughout the province as high winds intensified the spread of multiple blazes. The City of Kaml...
Aug 15, 2021
14 passengers rescued from boat sinking off Gabriola Island
NANAIMO - A chartered trip could have ended in disaster if not for the quick response of marine rescuers. A chartered boat with 14 people aboard started taking on water around 1 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 1...
Aug 15, 2021
UPDATE SUNDAY: Evacuation orders or alerts still the same for Central Okanagan residents
UPDATE 5:00 p.m. Aug. 15 The Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre advises that the existing Evacuation Orders and Alerts within the Central Okanagan will remain the same overnight, unless fire...
Aug 15, 2021
City of Port Alberni completes purchase of Somass Mill
PORT ALBERNI - The purchase of a prime piece of waterfront property has completed.The City of Port Alberni recently purchased the Somass Mill property from Western Forest Products for $5.3 million. Ma...
Aug 15, 2021
Canadians to vote in federal election Sept. 20
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has set the gears in motion for a federal election. He visited Gov. Gen. Mary Simon Sunday morning to ask her to dissolve Parliament and call a vote for Sept. 20. Trudeau...
Aug 15, 2021
B.C. care providers applaud province for requiring vaccines for all long-term care staff, volunteers.
KAMLOOPS - The province is now requiring all long-term care employees and volunteers to be fully vaccinated. The B.C. Care Providers Association supports the move make vaccines mandatory for staff. CE...
Aug 15, 2021
Cyclist rides 100 laps up their steep street for Nanaimo fundraiser
NANAIMO - A Nanaimo cyclist exceeded their fundraising goal by riding up and down their steep mid-Nanaimo street 100 times. Marc Gervais pedalled along Chestnut St. in mid-July to raise money for the ...
Aug 15, 2021
Property insurers update risk modelling as Canada braces for climate impacts
VANCOUVER - The estimated $78 million in insured property damage from the wildfire that devastated the community of Lytton, B.C., in June is a fraction of the rising costs of disasters fuelled by clim...
Aug 15, 2021
