BC News

Search/Filter Results

'Are they going to walk away?': Charges 10 years after B.C.'s Mount Polley disaster
December 10, 2024 - 3:54 PM

Doug Watt won't forget the sound of a tailings pond collapsing at the Mount Polley Mine more than 10 years ago, sending millions of cubic metres of waste into waterways in the British Columbia Interior.
'No immediate risk' from 2.5-million-litre effluent spill from B.C. fibreboard plant
April 18, 2024 - 3:02 PM

QUESNEL, B.C. - British Columbia's Environment Ministry says a 2.5-million-litre effluent spill from a fibreboard factory in Quesnel doesn't pose any immediate risk to public safety.
Safety board says broken wheel caused 61-car CN Rail derailment in B.C.
February 27, 2024 - 3:59 PM

VANCOUVER - The Transportation Safety Board says a broken wheel was to blame for a train derailment in B.C.'s Fraser Valley more than three years ago that spilled six million kilograms of potash.
Climate Changed: Communities on edge of catastrophe face choice of fight or flight
October 09, 2022 - 1:00 AM

VANCOUVER - The idea of relocating his community isn't one that Arnie Lampreau of the Shackan Indian Band in British Columbia's Nicola Valley thought he'd be considering when he was elected chief early last year.
B.C. adds conditions for Trans Mountain expansion, ministers say concerns remain
March 08, 2022 - 1:00 AM

VANCOUVER - British Columbia has amended the conditions of its environmental assessment certificate for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansionand told the federal government it still has concerns about its response to potential marine oil spills.
Debris from cargo ship spill last fall spreading along B.C. coast: beach cleaners
March 06, 2022 - 1:00 AM

TOFINO, B.C. - A volunteer organization that has been cleaning up debris from a cargo ship that lost 109 containers off the B.C. coast last fall says the incident should be a wake-up call to the need for more urgent action.
Turkeys killed in flooding tumble out of truck, block traffic in Whistler, B.C.
November 30, 2021 - 4:32 PM

WHISTLER, B.C. - Traffic slowed on the Sea-to-Sky Highway after RCMP say about 100 dead turkeys spilled onto the road.
People on Highway 8 facing long-term disaster after B.C. flooding
November 25, 2021 - 4:33 PM

SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. - Steven Rice went to his farm to grab some coffee for his café in Spences Bridge, B.C., on Nov. 15 and noticed the rising water near his property spilling on to the highway.
Refrigerators part of the cleanup on B.C. beaches after containers spilled from ship
November 01, 2021 - 4:40 PM

VICTORIA - Dozens of refrigerators and bags of Styrofoam and garbage have been picked up from a remote Vancouver Island beach as the cleanup has started from 109 shipping containers that fell overboard from a ship off Victoria.
Trans Mountain pipeline restarts after light crude spills in Abbotsford, B.C.
June 15, 2020 - 7:31 AM

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Trans Mountain says oil is flowing again through its pipeline after as much 190,000 litres of light crude spilled from a pumping facility in Abbotsford, B.C.
More ...

iN DISCUSSION: 'It can happen to anyone'
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories, letters to the editor and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week. They may have been edited slightly for readability.

New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Rent slowly getting cheaper in Kelowna as condo stock increases
Rent prices are slowly but steadily trending downwards in Kelowna, and the huge volume of condos might help speed up that descent into affordability. Kelowna’s average asking price to rent a one-bedroom apartment is $1,953, down 1.3 p

BC News

'Are they going to walk away?': Charges 10 years after B.C.'s Mount Polley disaster

'No immediate risk' from 2.5-million-litre effluent spill from B.C. fibreboard plant

Safety board says broken wheel caused 61-car CN Rail derailment in B.C.

Climate Changed: Communities on edge of catastrophe face choice of fight or flight

B.C. adds conditions for Trans Mountain expansion, ministers say concerns remain

Debris from cargo ship spill last fall spreading along B.C. coast: beach cleaners

Turkeys killed in flooding tumble out of truck, block traffic in Whistler, B.C.

People on Highway 8 facing long-term disaster after B.C. flooding

Refrigerators part of the cleanup on B.C. beaches after containers spilled from ship

Trans Mountain pipeline restarts after light crude spills in Abbotsford, B.C.

Kamloops

Kelowna

Penticton

Vernon