Category Archives: British Columbia
Emergency supports for home share, support service providers
Provincial emergency funding will be distributed through Community Living BC (CLBC) to ensure people with developmental disabilities stay supported and safe during the pandemic.As part of the B.C. Gov...
Apr 21, 2020
House damaged by fire
A Kelowna home sustained extensive damage after an early morning fire.At 4:52 a.m. this morning, Kelowna Fire Dispatch received numerous 911 calls reporting flames coming from the front of a house in ...
Corey Fischer Apr 21, 2020
Rise in homeless tent cities, encampments linked to health confidence: advocate
VANCOUER, B.C. - Public health officials need to do more to help Canada's homeless population as encampments and tent cities grow across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic, an advocate says...
Apr 21, 2020
Alert Bay's tsunami siren signals curfew to fight COVID-19, says B.C. mayor
ALERT BAY, B.C. - A siren is expected to sound tonight signalling the start of a COVID-19 curfew in the remote British Columbia community of Alert Bay. Mayor Dennis Buchanan says the community's ...
Apr 20, 2020
RCMP investigate theft from business
RCMP have released surveillance photos of a robbery suspect at a Kelowna business.On April 19 just before 11:45 a.m., RCMP received a report of theft from a business in the 2400-block of Highway 97 N....
Corey Fischer Apr 20, 2020
More people encouraged to get COVID test in B.C.; 52 new cases with five more deaths
British Columbia is opening up testing for COVID-19, to allow anyone with symptoms to get assessed and tested by their family doctor, a nurse practitioner or a community health centre. Dr. Bonnie Henr...
Corey Fischer Apr 20, 2020
Charges laid after robbery at restaurant
Two Okanagan men are facing charges after they allegedly robbed a Kelowna restaurant Saturday morning. On April 18, just before 5 a.m., RCMP responded to a report of a robbery at a restaurant in the 1...
Corey Fischer Apr 20, 2020
Wineries band together to provide 'HOPE'
Following the closure of tasting rooms, Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country has launched the HOPE Fund (Helping Our People Eat), which will support up to 200 family meals per week for members of the region's ...
Corey Fischer Apr 20, 2020
COVID-19 prompts bus driver layoffs, service cuts for Metro Vancouver transit
VANCOUVER - Nearly 1,500 bus drivers and other transit workers across Metro Vancouver are being laid off as TransLink faces plunging ridership during the COVID-19 pandemic. A statement from Trans...
Apr 20, 2020
Vancouver's huge 4-20 pot celebration to be replaced by virtual event
VANCOUVER - What would have been Vancouver's 26th annual marijuana festival has been sidelined by the COVID-19 pandemic but organizers say a virtual celebration will go ahead. The unsanctioned festiva...
Apr 20, 2020

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