Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. students to return to school Sept. 10 as part of gradual restart
VICTORIA - Children in British Columbia will be returning to classrooms two days later than originally planned as part of a gradual restart to schooling, the education minister says. Rob Fleming ...
Aug 12, 2020
Distillers rally support to reduce tax
Distilleries from across Canada are calling on representatives from all political parties to lobby the federal government to reduce a tax affecting their operations.The businesses want Ottawa to immed...
Corey Fischer Aug 12, 2020
Serious collision involving motorcycle turns fatal
RCMP in the East Kootenay and the BC Coroner's Service are investigating a fatal collision that took place Tuesday (Aug. 11) in Radium Hot Springs.Columbia Valley RCMP and emergency medical crews rush...
Aug 12, 2020
B.C. students won't return to class as originally planned on Sept. 8
VICTORIA - British Columbia's education minister says students won't be back in classrooms on the originally planned date of Sept. 8. Rob Fleming says students will be welcomed back to classrooms...
Aug 11, 2020
$300,000 donation to empower youth at Easter Seals summer camps
On the occasion of the International Youth Day on August 12, Easter Seals BC/Yukon has announced a donation from Scotiabank of $300,000 to support the Easter Seals BC/Yukon Summer Camp Program. "Scoti...
Corey Fischer Aug 10, 2020
Evacuation alert lifted in wildfire zone
Good news for residents living near the Dry Lake fire north of Princeton. At 10 a.m. Friday (Aug. 7), the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen lifted an evacuation alert covering 43 properties th...
Corey Fischer Aug 07, 2020
U.S. aluminum tariffs 'disappointing' and 'unfortunate,' says B.C. premier
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier John Horgan says the United States government's decision to impose tariffs on Canadian raw aluminum is "disappointing." A statement from the premier's office says C...
Aug 07, 2020
B.C. recovers more than half of COVID-related job losses
The B.C. government says about 58 per cent of the jobs lost in March and April have been recovered.Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Competitiveness, Michelle Mungall, says the labour force s...
Corey Fischer Aug 07, 2020
Interfor earns $3.2 million in second quarter on lower revenues
VANCOUVER - Interfor Corp. says it earned $3.2 million in profits in its latest quarter despite lower revenues. The Vancouver-based forest products producer says its net income equalled five cent...
Aug 07, 2020
Western Forest Products earns $8.5M in second quarter despite sales dip
VANCOUVER - Western Forest Products Inc. beat expectations as the company earned $8.5 million in its latest quarter on a 17-per-cent drop in revenues over uncertainty related to COVID-19. The Vancouve...
Aug 07, 2020

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