Category Archives: British Columbia
'It's a testing process:' new accessible beach mat in Qualicum Beach faces early challenges
QUALICUM BEACH - An extended mat on Qualicum Beach's waterfront to help the mobility challenged enjoy the beach had a rocky debut.The Town's manager of operations Arnold Schwabe said the portable non-...
Jul 15, 2021
First Nation to release report on unmarked graves at Kamloops residential school
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The Tk'emlps te Secwpemc First Nation is set to release a report today outlining the findings of a search of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School property using ground-penetr...
Jul 15, 2021
B.C. ambulance service overhauled to improve response, job security
VICTORIA - British Columbia's health minister says the province is overhauling the ambulance service to reduce wait times after complaints about long delays during medical emergencies. Adrian Dix says...
Jul 14, 2021
Province hiring more paramedics to meet rising demand
NANAIMO - The recent heat wave and increased social gatherings stressed B.C.'s emergency health service. In response, health minister Adrian Dix announced on Wednesday, July 14 85 paramedics and 30 di...
Jul 14, 2021
B.C. makes staff and system changes to improve ambulance response times
The B.C. government is boosting resources for the province's ambulance system in an effort to improve response times, and to improve working conditions for paramedics and dispatchers.Health minister A...
Jul 14, 2021
Interior Health hosting 'vaxathon' drop-in clinic
Interior Health is adding entertainment to an upcoming drop-in vaccine clinic in Kelowna.The agency will host a vaxathon Sunday, July 18, at Kelowna Secondary School for anyone who has not yet had a f...
Jul 14, 2021
Evacuation alert issued for growing fire in Shuswap
An evacuation alert has been issued by the Columbia Shuswap Regional District's Emergency Program Operations Centre for the community of Seymour Arm. The district says a wildfire burning in the area o...
Jul 14, 2021
Western Canada heat wave accelerates rate of glacier melt, experts say
VANCOUVER - A sizzling heat wave during the last week of June in Western Canada left little unsinged, including fragile glaciers that are already melting at an accelerated pace, experts say. Dozens of...
Jul 14, 2021
Wildfire smoke blanketing parts of B.C. prompts air quality warning
VANCOUVER - Much of central and eastern British Columbia is under a special weather bulletin warning of smoky skies, as hundreds of wildfires rage out of control in the province. Environment Canada is...
Jul 14, 2021
Five men now confirmed dead in Kelowna, B.C., crane collapse as body found
KELOWNA, B.C. - The body of a fifth man killed in the collapse of a construction crane in Kelowna, B.C., has been recovered. A statement from the RCMP says the body was found late Tuesday night as mem...
Jul 14, 2021
