Category Archives: British Columbia
Tolko’s Okanagan cuts a sign of bigger problems for B.C.’s forestry sector
VERNON, B.C. - These are uncertain times for many Okanagan residents who work in the forestry industry.Dozens of mill workers are receiving layoff notices after Tolko announced it's cutting a shift at...
May 29, 2019 Image Credit: Tolko
B.C. Greens introduce bill to ban conversion therapy; seek all-party support
VICTORIA - A proposed new law in British Columbia would ban the controversial practice of attempting to change a person's sexuality. Green Leader Andrew Weaver tabled legislation Monday that woul...
May 29, 2019
B.C. court hears officer ambushed, shot from behind by accused
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - An Alberta man "ambushed" a police officer moments after he got out of his vehicle, shooting him from behind and then standing over his unmoving body and shooting him again, a ...
May 29, 2019
Union says port workers still on the job in B.C., despite lockout notice
VANCOUVER - The president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union says all of his members are on the job, despite a lockout notice issued by the association representing 55 waterf...
May 29, 2019
More downtime in interior forests
KAMLOOPS - Interfor is the latest lumber company to announce downtime due to market conditions. The Vancouver-based company will reduce production at its three mills in the BC Interior for the entire ...
May 29, 2019 Image Credit: The Canadian Press:
B.C. man who scaled Everest says climb is not for 'faint of heart'
VANCOUVER - When Chris Dare stood on the roof of the world he had tears behind his goggles. The British Columbia man has climbed mountains on seven continents in less than 10 ...
May 29, 2019
B.C. post-secondary schools at risk of money laundering: minister
VICTORIA - Post-secondary institutions in British Columbia were warned Tuesday to be on the look out for possible student money launderers in the province's ongoing fight against illegal cash. Advance...
May 29, 2019
Interior Health hopes obstetrical services will be back to normal soon in Williams Lake
KAMLOOPS - Another disruption to in-patient maternity services is coming to Cariboo Memorial Hospital. In a news release issued Monday, Interior Health advised all expectant mothers to relocate to Kam...
May 28, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Fifth grey whale found dead on B.C. coast, DFO studying link with U.S. deaths
HAIDA GWAII, B.C. - A fifth grey whale has been found dead on British Columbia's coast in what one research biologist says could be a trend towards of record-setting deaths even as the ...
May 28, 2019
Tsilhqot'in filmmaker Mack to hold casting call in Williams Lake Wednesday
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Award-winning Tsilhqot'in filmmaker Trevor Mack is holding a casting call in Williams Lake this week. The call will help fill roles for a film Mack is shooting in August, 'Portra...
May 28, 2019 Image Credit: Trevor Mack
