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B.C. safety agency issues worker hazard warnings for flooding cleanup
December 07, 2021 - 5:00 PM

VICTORIA - Restoration companies and contractors in British Columbia that are about to help launch a massive flood cleanup and repair effort must be aware of the risks and hazards their work could pose to employees, says the province's worker protection agency.
B.C. officials should have issued warning about weather: First Nations leader
November 22, 2021 - 5:23 PM

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government didn't warn residents in flood-prone areas about the potential devastation of torrential rain that left hundreds of motorists stranded on severed highways hit by mudslides and caused at least four deaths, a First Nations leader says.
The latest news on mudslides and flooding in British Columbia for Friday, Nov. 19
November 19, 2021 - 6:11 PM

The latest news on mudslides and flooding in British Columbia. (All times Eastern)
One presumed dead, one injured in collapse at B.C. construction site: RCMP
August 25, 2021 - 3:02 PM

VANCOUVER - One person is believed to be dead and another is in hospital after part of a building collapsed, RCMP in North Vancouver said Wednesday.
Early morning apartment fire in Penticton, B.C., leaves two people dead
October 27, 2020 - 5:34 PM

PENTICTON, B.C. - The Mounties say two people have died in an early morning fire Tuesday that partially destroyed a 30-unit apartment building in Penticton, B.C.
Home Depot in Kamloops, B.C., closed due to potentially unstable ground
May 13, 2020 - 10:33 AM

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Fire officials confirm the Home Depot outlet in Kamloops, B.C., has been closed due to slope instability near the property.
Investigators wait to find out what caused fire and explosion at B.C. house
April 07, 2019 - 4:18 PM

SURREY, B.C. - Fire investigators are waiting to enter a house in Surrey, B.C., to determine the cause of a blaze and explosion.
B.C. building code adjusted upwards to allow 12-storey wood buildings
March 13, 2019 - 4:57 PM

OKANAGAN FALLS, B.C. - The height limit for wood buildings in British Columbia is rising to 12 from six storeys in a move that Premier John Horgan expects to spur development using timber and give the province a headstart on other parts of the country.
Inspectors unable to find the cause of a deadly North Vancouver apartment fire
August 30, 2018 - 7:27 AM

VANCOUVER - An investigation has failed to determine the cause of a North Vancouver apartment fire that killed a woman and her young son earlier this year.
Vancouver orders hotel owners to repair building unsafe for people
June 02, 2017 - 12:17 PM

VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver says a hotel that is rented monthly by low-income residents is so unsafe that it's evacuating the building at risk of collapsing.
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