Category Archives: British Columbia
The BC Northern Exhibition makes its long awaited return
PRINCE GEORGE - The BCNE is back in town,albeit a smaller version , after being canceled last year due to the pandemic.The gates at Exhibition Park open today at 10 am with 4H Achievement day in the s...
Aug 19, 2021
Phase one upgrades on Nanaimo's Metral Dr. near completion ahead of tricky phase two
NANAIMO - A major upgrade to a key corridor through the city is nearing the halfway point.A complete streets makeover of Metral Dr. from Mostar Rd. to Turner Rd. is almost done with crews expected to ...
Aug 19, 2021
Local's pushing for Bear Bins after multiple bear sightings
PRINCE GEORGE- With multiple bear sightings within Prince George last week and many people taking to Facebook asking others to lock up their garbage, some people are demanding the city to put some mon...
Aug 18, 2021
Safeguard blames bureaucratic red tape amid wildfire disaster
PRINCE GEORGE - As more people in our province find out their homes were lost in the White Rock Lake Fire, a Northern BC-based company claims they could've prevented some of the destruction.The compan...
Aug 18, 2021
Active COVID-19 cases drop throughout Island Health and central Island area
NANAIMO - The COVID-19 rollercoaster continues in Island Health and the central Island area. The health authority announced 29 new cases on Wednesday, Aug. 18, higher than the day before. However, act...
Aug 18, 2021
B.C. reports one death, 553 new COVID-19 cases as active infections rise
VICTORIA - British Columbia has reported 553 new cases of COVID-19 as the upward trend continues across the province, particularly in the Interior Health region. The number of active infections is up ...
Aug 18, 2021
B.C. Human Rights office's first public inquiry will examine white supremacy and hate
VANCOUVER - The first public inquiry from British Columbia's Office of the Human Rights Commissioner will examine white supremacy and the "disturbing surge of hate" during the COVID-19 pandemic. The c...
Aug 18, 2021
RCMP continue scouring Winchelsea Islands for missing recreational diver
NANAIMO - The search remains active in the waters off Lantzville in hopes of finding a recreational diver who didn't resurface last Friday morning.Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Derek Balderston said their detachm...
Aug 18, 2021
Lawsuit claims CN and CP railways at fault for sparking fire that wiped out B.C. town
VANCOUVER - A proposed class-action lawsuit alleges Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways caused or contributed to the wildfire that destroyed the Village of Lytton, B.C. The B.C. Supreme Co...
Aug 18, 2021
Eight-lane tunnel under Fraser River to replace aging crossing in Metro Vancouver
RICHMOND, B.C. - An eight-lane tunnel under the Fraser River will replace an obsolete crossing that has frustrated Metro Vancouver drivers for decades. The B.C. government announced the new tunnel con...
Aug 18, 2021