Category Archives: British Columbia
Simpcw First Nation has vested interest in new Valemount ski resort
KAMLOOPS - It’s being pegged as the world’s next big ski resort, perched atop a mountain with highest vertical in North America and third highest in the world. The Valemount Glacier Destin...
Apr 26, 2018
CRD activates its Emergency Operations Centre
WILLIAMS LAKE - High stream flows and flooding have prompted the Cariboo Regional District to activate its Emergency Operations Centre (EOC). “We’re just activated here to support, to prov...
Apr 26, 2018
Century-old home in Spences Bridge goes up in flames
SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. - A century-old home in Spences Bridge was reduced to ashes this morning, and it’s owner says this is the first year in the past 50 the structure had been uninsured. The hou...
Apr 26, 2018
Former Vernon mayor, MLA Hanson dies
VERNON, B.C. - A former Vernon mayor and MLA is being remembered for his political and community contributions. Lyall Hanson died Monday at age 88 following a lengthy illness. Hanson was mayor of Vern...
Apr 26, 2018
B.C. government introduces pot legislation
VICTORIA - The provincial government rolled out its long-awaited non-medical cannabis legislation in Victoria Thursday. Victoria’s proposed Cannabis Distribution Act (CDA) “will establish ...
Apr 26, 2018
Wildfires, rail spills major concerns for Barriere going into warmer season
KAMLOOPS - While many Interior communities are bracing for flooding, the District of Barriere is more concerned about a spill into the North Thompson River with hundreds of rail cars carrying oil goin...
Apr 25, 2018
Prohibited defense key chains removed from Chase business
CHASE - Chase RCMP are calling it an honest mistake. On April 17, Mounties in the village attended a business that was unknowingly selling prohibited weapons. The items in question were Cat’s Ey...
Apr 25, 2018
Prescribed burn scheduled for Chu Chua
CHU CHUA, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service has scheduled another springtime prescribed burn, this one in the North Thompson Valley. The 27-hectare target is around Chu Chua, just north of Barriere, and ...
Apr 25, 2018
Wanted man's 'luck runs out'
ENDERBY - A North Okanagan man, who police say has been at large for several months, has been arrested in Enderby. An officer spotted a man wanted on outstanding warrants, driving a motorcycle on Wate...
Apr 25, 2018
Prescribed burns set for Cariboo
WILLIAMS LAKE - No need for concern if you see smoke in the Mayfield Lake area of the Cariboo today. A series of prescribed burns, which will cover about 60 kilomeres and be located about 10 kilometre...
Apr 25, 2018
