Category Archives: British Columbia
Holyoak Creek fire out of control, grows to seven hectares after windy night
NANAIMO - High winds throughout the forests along the Chemainus River escalated a wildfire overnight. Dorthe Jakobsen, fire information officer with the Coastal Fire Centre, told NanaimoNewsNOW the Ho...
Aug 06, 2021
Wildfire devastates community of Monte Lake in B.C.'s southern Interior
MONTE LAKE, B.C. - Another British Columbia community has been devastated by a raging wildfire and more could be at risk from a blaze in the southern Interior between Kamloops and Vernon. Ken Gillis, ...
Aug 06, 2021
Western Forest Products Q2 profit soars to $78.3 million on surging lumber prices
VANCOUVER - Western Forest Products Inc. beat expectations as surging lumber prices strongly boosted its second-quarter results. The Vancouver-based company says its net income soared to $78.3 million...
Aug 06, 2021
Wildfire smoke having mixed impacts on Okanagan fruit
VERNON, B.C. -The smoky conditions from the wildfires burning throughout the province are having mixed impacts on tree fruit in the Okanagan.Glen Lucas, the general manager for Local 1 of the B.C. Fru...
Aug 06, 2021
No justification for stay of proceedings against Meng extradition: attorney general
VANCOUVER - A lawyer representing Canada's attorney general says the United States has acted honourably in the extradition case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. Monika Rahman told a British Colu...
Aug 06, 2021
Killiney Beach Community Park closed to public for firefighting purposes
The Regional District of Central Okanagan has closed Killiney Beach Community Park so the water can be accessed for firefighting efforts.The closure of the 5.6 hectare waterfront park will provide the...
Aug 05, 2021
Interior Health records 234 new COVID-19 cases
Interior Health (IH) is still a COVID-19 hot spot in British Columbia after recording 234 new cases on August 5. The cases in the IH region make up the majority of the 402 identified through the provi...
Aug 05, 2021
Kelowna to get branch of Pacific Economic Development Canada
Kelowna will be getting a branch of the newly-established Pacific Economic Development Agency (PacifiCan)."The Kelowna PacifiCan office will help the Central Okanagan region, one of Canada's fastest g...
Aug 05, 2021
Independent investigation underway into death in Enderby
ENDERBY, B.C. - The Independent Investigators Office of British Columbia (IIO BC) has launched an investigation into an incident in Enderby where one man died and two women suffered non-life threateni...
Aug 05, 2021
Most B.C. COVID cases are in 20- to 40-year-olds with one or fewer doses: top doctor
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's top doctor says the surge in COVID-19 cases is fuelled by those between the ages of 20 and 40 who are unvaccinated or have only had one dose. The latest daily case count...
Aug 05, 2021
