Category Archives: British Columbia
Vancouver test market as Starbucks rolls out options to banish plastics
VANCOUVER - Vancouver and Seattle are two leading test markets as coffee giant Starbucks rolls out its strawless options. Starbucks has just announced it will eliminate plastic straws and utensils fro...
Jul 09, 2018
Cariboo under severe thunderstorm watch
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the Cariboo region. The area stretching from Williams Lake to Quesnel is affected. The national forecaster says cond...
Jul 06, 2018
Nomination period opens for local government elections July 27
KAMLOOPS - Those individuals interested in running for local office this fall should circle July 27 on their calendars. That’s the date local governments in the region will be making nomination ...
Jul 06, 2018
Police: 29 fires in Okanagan over last 4 years were deliberately set
KELOWNA - Twenty-nine fires over the last four years have been deliberately set in the Okanagan, according to an RCMP task force. The majority of these fires were lit in interface settings, said RCMP ...
Jul 06, 2018
Indigenous event to close popular Clearwater-area park this weekend
CLEARWATER, B.C. - Attention campers: an Indigenous cultural event this weekend will close North Thompson River Provincial Park just outside Clearwater. The event will take place July 6 to July 9. Dur...
Jul 06, 2018
B.C. unemployment rate still the best in Canada, but the margin is dropping
OTTAWA - The latest data from Statistics Canada shows the number of people looking for work in B-C jumped last month. The jobless rate in B-C climbed to 5.2 per cent in June from 4.8 per cent the mont...
Jul 06, 2018
BC Hydro adding charging stations Coquihalla Highway rest area
VANCOUVER - Good news for those road tripping to Vancouver and need to charge their electric vehicles. BC Hydro has created two new charging stations to the Britton Creek rest area along the Coquihall...
Jul 06, 2018
Semi catches fire on Coquihalla Highway
MERRITT - A semi-truck has caught fire on the Coquihalla Highway. The truck caught fire approximately halfway between Merritt and the Logan Lake turnoff earlier this hour. No word on what caused the f...
Jul 05, 2018
Process for cannabis licenses posted
VERNON - BC businesses interested in selling recreational cannabis once it becomes legal, can now find out more about how to apply. The Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch has posted the rules, regu...
Jul 05, 2018
High lumber prices keeping forestry sector strong - for now
KAMLOOPS - Interior communities dependent on the forestry sector continue to benefit from the high price of Canadian lumber. Associate Professor Harry Nelson with UBC’s Faculty of Forestry notes...
Jul 05, 2018
