Author Archives: Greg Fry
British Columbia's record-breaking wildfire season, by the numbers
British Columbia's wildfire season is now the most destructive on record, with about 14,000 square kilometres of the province burned, surpassing the previous high of 13,543 square kilometres set in 20...
Jul 18, 2023
B.C. expected to surpass record 2018 wildfire season for most area burned
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is encroaching on its worst wildfire season on record as more than 370 fires burn in the province. BC Wildfire Service figures show wildfires have consumed more than 12,90...
Jul 18, 2023
Tsah Creek wildfire evacuation order and alert rescinded
The evacuation order issued on July 8, 2023 at 2400 hours by the Regional District of BulkleyNechako for the Tsah Creek Wildfire as shown on the attached map is rescinded. The evacuation alert issued ...
Jul 17, 2023
Municipal police chief casts doubt on effectiveness of B.C. drug decriminalization
DELTA, B.C. - The chief of a municipal police force in Metro Vancouver has issued an open letter criticizing British Columbia's drug decriminalization policies as ineffective in the face of the ongoin...
Jul 17, 2023
SD57 board chair taking a run at provincial politics
PRINCE GEORGE - School District 57 Board of Education Chair Rachael Weber appears to be taking a stab at provincial politics. Weber has launched a Facebook page indicating she plans to run for the Con...
Jul 17, 2023
Area restrictions rescinded for Omenica and Donnie Creek fire complexes
PRINCE GEORGE -Reduced fire activity and behaviour has the Prince George Fire Centre rescinding the area restrictions in place for the Omineca and Donnie Creek fire complexes. The area restriction for...
Jul 17, 2023
B.C., federal officials to discuss wildfire response, military deployed to assess
A working group comprised of members of Public Safety Canada, the Canadian Armed Forces and British Columbia emergency management and wildfire officials are set to meet today as several hundred blazes...
Jul 17, 2023
B.C. phasing out single-use plastics, giving businesses six months to use inventory
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is phasing out the use of a range of single-use and disposable plastics with businesses being given six months to use up their inventory. Environment Minister George Heyma...
Jul 14, 2023
UNBC and UNBC Faculty Association ratify collective agreement
PRINCE GEORGE - The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) and the University of Northern British Columbia Faculty Association (UNBC-FA) have successfully ratified a new collective agreement c...
Jul 14, 2023
BC Wildfire Service crew member dies near Revelstoke while responding to wildfire
VICTORIA - The B.C. government is confirming the death of a firefighter who was responding to a wildfire near Revelstoke. A statement from Premier David Eby issued late Thursday offers his condolences...
Jul 14, 2023