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B.C. unveils flood strategy, adds $39 million in funding for flood mitigation
March 21, 2024 - 12:56 PM
VANCOUVER - Catastrophic flooding in British Columbia that caused billions in damages to infrastructure, property and homes has resulted in a new comprehensive flood strategy to help communities reduce risk and respond to extreme events.
Minister backs shift away from privately owned rooming hotels after B.C. fire inquest
February 06, 2024 - 4:29 PM
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's housing minster says the province needs to shift away from accommodating vulnerable people in privately owned rooming hotels — but it won't be fast or cheap.
End public funding of privately owned rooming hotels, says B.C. fire inquest jury
February 05, 2024 - 6:52 PM
BURNABY, B.C. - The jury in a coroner's inquest into the Winters Hotel fire that killed two people in Vancouver two years ago has recommended ending public funding for single-room-occupancy hotels in privately owned buildings.
B.C. coroner's inquest jury begins deliberations about deadly Winters Hotel fire
February 02, 2024 - 5:06 PM
VANCOUVER - A coroner's inquest jury looking into the Winters Hotel fire that killed two people in Vancouver two years ago was stood down Friday to deliberate potential recommendations to avoid similar deaths.
Sprinklers were to be reset the day a Vancouver rooming house fire killed 2: inquest
January 25, 2024 - 5:27 PM
BURNABY, B.C. - The manager of a Vancouver rooming house where a fire killed two people in 2022 says the sprinkler system was to be reset but the blaze broke out hours before workers arrived.
Vancouver fire captain had 'bad feeling' just three days before fatal blaze
January 23, 2024 - 5:31 PM
BURNABY, B.C. - A Vancouver fire captain says he left with "a bad feeling" after responding to a small fire at a downtown rooming hotel just three days before a catastrophic blaze killed two people and burned the building down to its brick exterior almost two years ago.
Time's up for some short-term rentals in B.C., as new housing rules transform scene
December 08, 2023 - 2:46 PM
VICTORIA - Nancy Paine's short-term rental business is dead in the water.
Archeology work the latest roadblock to rebuild Lytton, B.C.: Mayor
October 18, 2023 - 4:27 PM
LYTTON, B.C. - Archeologists have uncovered thousands of artifacts, including a 7,500-year-old spear point, as they dig below what was Lytton, B.C., the village destroyed by fire in June 2021.
Williams Lake, B.C., declares state of local emergency, four homes evacuated
September 29, 2023 - 6:06 PM
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Four homes in a Williams Lake, B.C., group of duplexes have been ordered evacuated and the remainder are on evacuation alert over concerns about their structural integrity.
B.C. ending state of emergency as wildfire risk winds down
September 14, 2023 - 5:32 PM
VICTORIA - British Columbia's state of emergency ended Thursday just under four weeks after ferocious wildfires ripped through several communities, burning homes and businesses and forcing thousands to escape.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo
Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit
Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same
Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r
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iN PHOTOS: Perfect conditions for Pink Moon photos in Kamloops, Okanagan
The full Pink Moon was hanging big and bright in the sky over Kamloops and the Okanagan this week. The conditi
April 25, 2024 6:00 AM
She was too sick for a traditional transplant. So she received a pig kidney and a heart pump
NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors have transplanted a pig kidney into a New Jersey woman who was near death, part of a d
April 24, 2024 9:00 PM
'A spicy lady': Kamloops fire department celebrates oldest team member
A beloved senior in Kamloops is being celebrated for her impressive 35 years of service as an administrator at Kamlo
April 24, 2024 7:00 PM
Salmon Arm pharmacist pays fine for diverting drugs from hospital
A former Salmon Arm pharmacist has to pay a hefty fine for diverting drugs from the local hospital. Earlier th
April 24, 2024 6:00 PM
‘Fire is medicine’: WFN company utilizes prescribed burns to mitigate wildfire risks
As wildfires worsen across the province, cikilaxwm (prescribed fire) is gaining more traction as a way to mitigate b
April 24, 2024 4:35 PM
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