Category Archives: British Columbia
BC Hydro to decommission dam to improve fish passage
A more than 90-year-old hydroelectric dam on the Shuswap River is being shut down by BC Hydro.The government-owned utility plans to decommission the Wilsey Dam and Shuswap Falls Powerhouse between Lum...
Sep 20, 2021
Campfire ban lifted for majority of Central Okanagan
The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) has lifted a majority of it's campfire bans as recent showers and cooler, seasonal temperatures have lowered the fire threat risk to moderate.The bans ...
Sep 20, 2021
Not acceptable to interrupt vital, life-saving services to exercise the right to protest: Malcolmson
British Columbia's Minister of Mental Health and Addictions is condemning the protests held outside hospitals that caused disruptions to health-care services, and is rolling out new supports for healt...
Sep 20, 2021
Protest undermines B.C. healing ceremony for Indigenous woman, family seeks refocus
VICTORIA - Family of a Vancouver Island Indigenous woman killed during a police wellness check in New Brunswick says the effort to seek justice has been overshadowed by a weekend attack on Victoria's ...
Sep 20, 2021
UBC Investment Management Trust invests $120M in reduced carbon investment fund
VANCOUVER - UBC Investment Management Trust Inc. says it is committing $120 million to a Paris Aligned reduced carbon global equity fund, on behalf of the University of British Columbia's endowment fu...
Sep 20, 2021
B.C. health authority issues alarm over nurse shortage in Fort St. John
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - A British Columbia health authority says it is facing a severe nursing shortage in a northern city as staff face criticism from COVID-19 protesters. The Northern Health Authority...
Sep 19, 2021
RCMP investigating after woman's body found near Kelowna highway
KELOWNA, B.C. - Mounties in Kelowna, B.C., say they're investigating after discovering a woman's body on a highway on Sunday morning. RCMP say officers were called to the intersection of Highway 33W a...
Sep 19, 2021
Police investigate suspicious death of woman
The death of a woman in Kelowna is being treated as suspicious.RCMP was called to the intersection of Highway 33 W and Nickel Road just after 7:00 a.m this morning (Sept. 19). When officers arrived th...
Sep 19, 2021
Annual Terry Fox Run goes virtual, new fundraising options available
NANAIMO - While Terry Fox runs across Canada look a lot different again this year for the 41st annual event, there are easy ways to donate toward cancer research.A virtual event Sunday, Sept 19 involv...
Sep 19, 2021
Five arrested after liquid poured on B.C. police chief at memorial for Chantel Moore
VICTORIA - Five people were arrested after the chief of the Victoria Police Department had liquid poured on him while attending a ceremony for an Indigenous woman killed during a wellness check. Victo...
Sep 18, 2021
