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New campaign encourages B.C. to 'squeal' on invasive pigs
June 25, 2025 - 3:39 PM

British Columbia's Invasive Species Council says the province needs to get ahead of the potential risk of feral pigs before they gain a foothold the way they have elsewhere in Canada.
Grizzly on island is safety risk, cannot be relocated, B.C. conservation officers say
June 16, 2025 - 12:47 PM

VICTORIA — British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service says a grizzly that has stalked people, harassed livestock and damaged property on an island is not a candidate for relocation.
B.C. ostrich farm facing cull ponders moving birds to U.S. as 'last resort'
June 01, 2025 - 10:33 AM

EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — The family that operates a British Columbia ostrich farm facing a federal cull says it may look into the process of moving the birds to the United States as a "last resort."
B.C. farmers asked to register animal locations ahead of fire season
May 08, 2025 - 8:44 AM

VICTORIA - British Columbia's Agriculture Ministry is urging ranchers and farmers to register the location of their livestock ahead of wildfire season.
B.C.'s Forests Ministry told to protect cultural sites, First Nation's water source
March 18, 2025 - 3:38 PM

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - The Forest Practices Board says the British Columbia government "did not follow the law" when it approved range use plans that near the Halfway River First Nation's watershed and at its culturally significant sites.
New $1.4M fund aims to bring more veterinarians to rural B.C.
December 12, 2024 - 11:20 AM

VICTORIA - A new program is offering up to $25,000 to help clinics attract more veterinarians to the rural British Columbia.
Court finds man not justified in killing Bear the Chihuahua in Boston Bar, B.C.
October 08, 2024 - 3:53 PM

CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A British Columbia provincial court judge has ruled that a Boston Bar man who shot a tea-cup Chihuahua named Bear claiming it was menacing his chickens was not justified in killing the animal.
Northern Rockies Regional Municipality says four homes lost in B.C. wildfire
May 19, 2024 - 1:23 PM

FORT NELSON, B.C. - The Mayor of British Columbia's Northern Rockies Regional Municipality says four homes have been lost and six other properties have been damaged by a wildfire that forced the evacuation of Fort Nelson more than a week ago.
Some people stay as blaze with 'extreme fire behaviour' singes Fort Nelson, B.C.
May 13, 2024 - 4:16 PM

FORT NELSON, B.C. - Duane Loe lives just three kilometres south of Fort Nelson, B.C., where most of the 4,700 people have fled from a fast-approaching wildfire. But Loe isn't leaving.
B.C. doesn't know where all its groundwater is going. Experts worry as drought looms
April 10, 2024 - 12:59 PM

VANCOUVER - Growing up on a ranch in the Columbia River Valley, water has always been part of Kat Hartwig's life, and over the years, she's noticed changes.
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iN NUMBERS: Beer, wine and spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan
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Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
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New campaign encourages B.C. to 'squeal' on invasive pigs

Grizzly on island is safety risk, cannot be relocated, B.C. conservation officers say

B.C. ostrich farm facing cull ponders moving birds to U.S. as 'last resort'

B.C. farmers asked to register animal locations ahead of fire season

B.C.'s Forests Ministry told to protect cultural sites, First Nation's water source

New $1.4M fund aims to bring more veterinarians to rural B.C.

Court finds man not justified in killing Bear the Chihuahua in Boston Bar, B.C.

Northern Rockies Regional Municipality says four homes lost in B.C. wildfire

Some people stay as blaze with 'extreme fire behaviour' singes Fort Nelson, B.C.

B.C. doesn't know where all its groundwater is going. Experts worry as drought looms

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