Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. wildfire season worst in six decades, still far from over: Official
VANCOUVER - This year's wildfire season has become British Columbia's worst in six decades, and a provincial spokesman says the action is far from over. Kevin Skrepnek of the BC Wildfire Service said ...
Aug 05, 2017
Supervised consumption site to open in Victoria as opioid epidemic continues
VICTORIA - Health Canada has approved a supervised consumption site in Victoria to allow people to inject illicit drugs in the presence of medical staff. The department has granted the Vancouver Islan...
Aug 05, 2017
Elephant Hill fire closes Highway One westbound between Cache Creek and Savona
SAVONA, B.C. - Highway 1 is closed westbound between Cache Creek and Savona. Fire officials says winds became strong overnight and there is heavy smoke and reduced visibility in the area. The eastboun...
Aug 04, 2017
Government extends State of Emergency for another two weeks
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan has extended the state of emergency in the province through to the end of the day August 18, 2017 The announcement was made this morning as the B.C. Wildfire picture con...
Aug 04, 2017
Hot, smoky conditions forecast to persist in B.C. ahead of long weekend
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is in store for another day of poor air quality due to smoke from persistent wildfires. The province says there has been a slight improvement in air quality for most of Me...
Aug 04, 2017
Data reveal First Nations in B.C. three times more likely to fatally overdose
VANCOUVER - First Nations in British Columbia are three time more likely to die of illicit drug overdoses but data released Thursday are a year old and don't cover the period when deaths increased sub...
Aug 04, 2017
Evacuation alert in Pavilion Lake area because of wildfire danger
LILLOOET - The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District has issued an evacuation alert for areas around Pavilion Lake, Kelly and Pear Lakes because of the advancing Elephant Hill wildfire. The alert says t...
Aug 04, 2017
B.C. unemployment rate stays among the best in Canada
VANCOUVER - Statistics Canada says for the eight month in a row, the country saw job growth in July while the unemployment rate fell to the lowest point in nine years. The unemployment rate nationally...
Aug 04, 2017
Smoke having major impact on tourism in Cache Creek
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The incredible amount of smoke settling in on the Thompson region is having a great impact on the community of Cache Creek. However, it’s not only health impacts but also eff...
Aug 03, 2017
This could be a record year for hectares burned in B.C. forests
KAMLOOPS - We could be about to set records for the most hectares burned in history in B.C.’s Forests. Chief Fire Information Officer Kevin Skrepnek says there have been 491,000 hectares burned ...
Aug 03, 2017
