Category Archives: British Columbia
Environment critic says NDP Trans Mountain fight moves goalposts on investors
KAMLOOPS - The BC Liberal environment critic says the NDP government is driving away investment with its vow to fight the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Earlier today, Environment Mi...
Aug 10, 2017
Wildfire Service mum on potential punishment for firefighters caught enjoying campfire
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service won’t say if there was any discipline handed down to a group of firefighting personnel caught enjoying a campfire during a regional burning prohibition. The gr...
Aug 10, 2017
B.C. joins legal battles against Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government wants to join the legal fight against the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline. The province’s NDP government has hired former judge Thomas Berger...
Aug 10, 2017
B.C. tourism businesses feeling affects of wildfires, reporting cancellations
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Tourism officials are starting to assess the impact of devastating wildfires in British Columbia and have received mixed feedback on the toll so far on the travel sector. Maya Lange o...
Aug 10, 2017
B.C. government to make announcement about Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
VANCOUVER - Two key British Columbia cabinet ministers are expected to outline the government's next steps Thursday on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion after campaigning against the project. No d...
Aug 10, 2017
RCMP eliminate rail activity as potential cause of Elephant Hill fire
KAMLOOPS - RCMP investigating the origin of the Elephant Hill fire west of Kamloops are zeroing in on a potential cause. The blaze began July 7 near Ashcroft, quickly destroying the nearby Boston Flat...
Aug 09, 2017
Enderby collision kills pedestrian
VERNON, B.C. - RCMP continue to investigate a vehicle-pedestrian collision in Enderby that killed a 37 year old Vernon man. Police say the man was hit while walking on Highway 97A near Stepney Road ar...
Aug 09, 2017
Bear complaints nearly double across B.C.: conservation service
VICTORIA - Complaints about bears in communities throughout British Columbia have nearly doubled since last year, according to the provincial conservation service. Officers received 8,900 calls about ...
Aug 09, 2017
IIO investigates case in Sicamous
SICAMOUS - The Independent Investigations Office is now involved in an RCMP case in Sicamous. The IIO was called after police arrested a man who allegedly threatened to kill himself. The incident bega...
Aug 09, 2017
Indigenous heritage doesn’t overrule other factors in adoption: B.C. court
VANCOUVER - Aboriginal heritage must be considered when placing a child with an adoptive family, but it does not overrule all other factors in deciding their best interests, the British Columbia Court...
Aug 09, 2017
