Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. River Forecast Centre says province-wide snowpack slightly below normal
KAMLOOPS - While February was a snowy month for Kamloops, that has not translated into inflated snowpack numbers in the back country. The B.C. River Forecast Centre released its March 1 Snow Survey an...
Mar 08, 2019
Most of us don't know why it happens, but it's Daylight Savings Time again
VANCOUVER - Don’t forget to set your clocks ahead one hour when you go to bed Saturday night. Daylight savings time starts at 2:00 AM Sunday morning. Coincidentally, a new survey commissioned by...
Mar 08, 2019
Unemployment rate nationally unchanged, B.C. leads all provinces — again
OTTAWA - The unemployment rate held steady in February at 5.8 per cent. But Statistics Canada reports the economy added almost 56-thousand net new jobs as more people started looking for work. When yo...
Mar 08, 2019
Load restriction upped for unstable section of Highway 99 near Lillooet
LILLOOET, B.C. - The provincial transportation ministry is upping the load restriction on a crucial but unstable section of highway near Lillooet. The load restriction is now 27,000 kilograms gross ve...
Mar 07, 2019
Former Supreme Court justice Beverley McLachlin leads B.C. investigation
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says the appointment of a retired Supreme Court of Canada chief justice to investigate allegations of spending abuses at British Columbia’s legislature ensures the...
Mar 07, 2019
Cannabis company completes growing facility in Lumby
LUMBY, B.C. - True Leaf Medicine International has completed the central hub of its new facility in Lumby. "The completed phase includes a two-storey, 18,000 square foot central hub for the initial gr...
Mar 06, 2019
‘Chronic offender’ with 100+ convictions arrested in kids cancer wig theft investigation
VANCOUVER - The man arrested in connection with the theft of more than 150 wigs meant for child cancer patients is one of the city's most notorious property offenders. Martin James Weigelt, 52, has a ...
Mar 06, 2019
Semi driver injured in Vernon emergency stop
VERNON, B.C. - Police say the driver of a semi truck was fortunate to suffer only minor injuries after an incident on the highway near Vernon Jubilee Hospital this morning. Mounties say the semi trans...
Mar 06, 2019
Air quality advisory issued for Vernon
VERNON, B.C. - Dust levels are on the rise again in Vernon. The Ministry of Environment and Interior Health have continued a dust advisory due to higher than desired levels of coarse particulates reco...
Mar 05, 2019
After chilly night, missing Okanagan snowmobilers found
VERNON, B.C. - After a chilly overnight search failed to locate the pair, Vernon Search and Rescue said two missing snowmobilers were found late Tuesday morning. Leigh Pearson, search manager with Ver...
Mar 05, 2019
