Category Archives: British Columbia
Travel order extended for highway, flood evacuees can get funding
The B.C. government is working with the Canadian Red Cross to provide additional financial help to people evacuated due to flooding.Funding will be provided by the Red Cross to those whose primary res...
Nov 23, 2021
B.C. starts COVID-19 vaccines for children 5 to 11 next week, up to 350,000 eligible
VICTORIA - British Columbia's COVID-19 immunization program for children between the ages of five and 11 will start next week. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says up to 350,000 children wi...
Nov 23, 2021
B.C. children aged 5-11 will be able to get vaccinated against COVID-19 starting Nov. 29
The 350,000 children across B.C. between the ages of 5 and 11 will be able to get their COVID-19 vaccinations in the coming weeks.Registration has opened for parents and guardians to book an appointme...
Nov 23, 2021
City of Nanaimo issues vaccine mandate for employees
NANAIMO - All City of Nanaimo employees and contractors are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by January 10, 2022.Employees who fail to provide proof of vaccination will be given furthe...
Nov 23, 2021
Infrastructure issues are cause for phased return to Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt residents are set to begin returning to the city at noon today, as phase one of the return home plan takes effect.Phase one encompasses homes North of the RCMP station in the B...
Nov 23, 2021
'Let's be ready for this:' meteorologists eye trio of storms bringing next deluge to central Island
NANAIMO - Less than two weeks after a parade of storms caused widespread flooding and damage across southern B.C., another round is slated to pass through.Environment Canada is tracking three storms f...
Nov 23, 2021
Interfor signs deal to buy lumber producer Eacom Timber for $490 million
BURNABY, B.C. - Interfor Corp. has signed a deal to buy Eacom Timber Corp., a lumber producer with operations in Ontario and Quebec, for $490 million. The company says the deal grows its total lumber ...
Nov 23, 2021
Drug toxicity call volumes continue testing local emergency responders
NANAIMO - Reviving people falling victim to Nanaimo's ongoing drug toxicity crisis is having an increased impact on emergency responders. Updated Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) data stated their crews resp...
Nov 23, 2021
B.C. reports 1,052 new cases of COVID-19, 10 more deaths
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has reported 1,052 new cases of COVID-19 and ten more deaths, pushing the death toll in the province from the novel coronavirus to 2,303. The Health Ministry says 3,132 in...
Nov 22, 2021
COVID-19 cases drop in Interior
British Columbia reported 330 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, with 71 in Interior Health (down from 142 on Friday). The Interior has 570 active cases, which was a drop of 87 from Friday. Sixty-nine peop...
Nov 22, 2021
