Category Archives: British Columbia
Province extends state of emergency
VICTORIA - With hundreds of wildfires continuing to rage across B.C., Victoria has extended its provincial state of emergency through to Sept. 12, 2018. The province first declared a state of emergenc...
Aug 29, 2018
Over 20 per cent of wildfires in B.C. human-caused this year
KAMLOOPS - New numbers from the BC Wildfire Service show the public has played a big role in making this year the second worst wildfire season in provincial history. Fire Information Officer Ryan Turc...
Aug 28, 2018
TNRD lifts evacuation order for residents in electoral area "A"
KAMLOOPS - Good news for property owners in electoral area “A” in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD). The TNRD has rescinded the evacuation order it issued back on Aug. 11 due to...
Aug 28, 2018
Medicinal greenhouse proposal has Logan Lake abuzz
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - A plot of Crown land located in the Logan Lake Industrial Park is slated to become the site of a large greenhouse operation, but it won’t contain your average house plants. Me...
Aug 28, 2018
B.C. maintained budget surplus for 2017-18, despite increased spending
VICTORIA - British Columbia maintained its budget surplus in the last fiscal year even though it boosted spending on government programs by almost $3 billion dollars and covered significant expenses f...
Aug 28, 2018
Vernon drug lab produces charges
VERNON - A Vernon man is facing charges after a lengthy police investigation into a suspected drug lab. Police say 35 year old Jason Lukacs has been charged with two counts of production of a controll...
Aug 28, 2018
Labour Day weekend a deadly one on B.C. roads: ICBC
KAMLOOPS - ICBC is reminding motorists to share the road and drive smart this Labour Day long weekend. The public auto insurer says every Labour Day weekend, approximately five people die and 580 peop...
Aug 28, 2018
More than 530 wildfires continue to rage across B.C.
KAMLOOPS - The end of August may be near, but there are still 532 wildfires burning across the province. Two of the biggest blazes are located in the Northwest Fire Centre: the 118,000 hectare Alkali ...
Aug 27, 2018
Shuswap man charged with arson after convenience store fire
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Kenneth Laforge is facing charges of mischief and arson related to inhabited property after a Salmon Arm 7-Eleven was seriously damaged in a fire on Friday. Police said the 37-year-...
Aug 27, 2018
Rash of vehicle thefts in Salmon Arm and Blind Bay
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Three recent vehicle thefts the past week or so in Salmon Arm and Blind Bay have Mounties seeking the public’s help. Staff Sgt. Scott West with the Salmon Arm RCMP says the fi...
Aug 27, 2018
