Ed Note: The following is a press release issued by RCMP Cpl. Dan Moskaluk: An April 2013 Smithers investigation into an incident of forcible confinement in a vehicle, has led to several more victims being identified in the Williams Lake area. The alleged incidents predate the Smithers BC matter and spanned from 2007 to 2012...

Lifesaving Society of BC and Yukon National Drowning Prevention Week (NDPW) got off to a rather shaky start as two people died in separate incidents during the weekend. In Victoria a 21-year-old international student drowned while swimming in Thetis Lake while a 19-year-old died after falling off his raft on the Similkameen River and getting […]

The “Cabbage of Choice” I’m not sure if it’s just our growing area, but Ladner has what I would describe as an abundantly healthy population of Small White butterflies. So many so, that most years I don’t even bother growing Brassicas. The butterfly (Pieris rapae), lays a single tiny yellow egg on the underside of a Brassica...

Fires in the Yukon has B.C. firefighters heading north. The Wildfire Management Branch said its sending another 43 personnel to the Yukon to help with fire suppression efforts.  One Unit Crew from the Cariboo Fire Centre, one 12-person Incident Management Team and 11 other staff left last week. A total of 145 Wildfire Management Branch […]

A successful program that provides lower-income families, pregnant women and seniors with coupons for locally produced food is receiving an additional $2 million investment, Health Minister Terry Lake announced today. “We know that having access to healthy, fresh foods makes a huge difference in health,” said Lake. “Unfortunately, for some British Columbians, it can be […]

Alcoholic beverages to beaches and parks? Not totally out of the question after the Liberals gained another term in office. According to attorney general Suzanne Anton the Liberal government is considering changed to the liquor act to allow people to bring alcoholic beverages to beaches and parks. “Our government has an aggressive agenda,” Anton said […]

Check out this new video from the Wilderness Committee and Vancouver filmmaker Dan Pierce, titled "Save the Salish Sea: Protecting an Ecological Gem from Fossil Fuel Extraction." The 5 min film details the government and industry vision to transform Vancouver into a "carbon corridor" to export fossil fuels to new markets....

Here’s a boater that should take a refresher Safe Boating Course. Tuesday (July 9) evening RCMP in Penticton was called to the City Wharf after a boater parked his vessel on the dock.   Luckily, only one occupant on board received minor injuries, all the while several tourists on the wharf scrambled out of the […]

Editor, The Nelson Daily While the Courts have said Canadians must have reasonable access to a legal source of marihuana for medical purposes, the Government of Canada believes this must be done in a controlled fashion in order to protect public safety. On June 10, the Government of Canada announced the new Marihuana for...

The provincial government is rolling out its its commitment to the new $1,200 BC Training and Education Savings Grant, Education Minister Peter Fassbender announced Thursday. Fassbender said by investing in an RESP, the $1,200 provincial grant, other savings grants, family contributions and compound interest will grow over time, making it easier for B.C.’s children to […]