BC Coroners Service and Avalanche Canada stress need for safety
In the wake of the deaths of five persons in an avalanche near McBride on Jan. 29, 2016, the BC Coroners Service and Avalanche Canada are joining to stress the need for preparedness for those heading into the backcountry this winter. A total of 17 snowmobilers were in the Mount Renshaw Alpine Recreation Site when the avalanche...
Is BC starting to become overrun by lobbyists?
Last month, lobbyists gathered in Vancouver for The Future of Lobbying, a one -day conference put on by B.C.'s Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists, Simon Fraser Institute's Governance Studies and Public Affairs Association of Canada (B.C. Chapter). Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but there does seem to be a future for the...
Great Bear Rainforest Agreement Signed
First Nations governments and the BC government, with the support of ForestEthics Solutions, Greenpeace, Sierra Club BC and five forestry companies, have announced the fulfilment of the Great Bear Rainforest Agreements. Eighty-five percent (3.1 million hectares) of the remote wilderness region’s coastal temperate rainforests...
Foul play not suspected after man's body found in school field
Foul play is not suspected in the death of a 27-year-old Salmon Arm man after body was found on school grounds Monday morning, according to RCMP Cpl. Dan Moskaluk. Moskaluk said police received a report early Monday morning of man laying in a high school field. “On Feb. 1, 2016 at approximately 7 a.m., Salmon […]
Nelson's Chinatown part of Chinese Canadian historic places recognized by province
Nelson’s Chinatown, located on the two blocks of Lake Street — bordered by Vernon, Front, Ward and Hall streets — is one of 21 sites in the province of historical significance to the Chinese Canadian community that are being provincially recognized under the Heritage Conservation Act fulfilling a commitment in the Chinese...
BC Coroners Service confirms identity of avalanche victims near McBride
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of five men who died in an avalanche near McBride on Friday (January 29) as all being from Alberta and ranged in age from 41 to 55 years.They are: Vincent Eugene Loewen, aged 52, of Vegreville, Alberta. Tony Christopher Greenwood, aged 41, of Grand Prairie County, Alberta. ...
Fire rescue crews to carry naloxone for drug overdose patients
Firefighters in Surrey and Vancouver will be the first in B.C. to carry and administer a potentially life-saving treatment, naloxone, for patients suffering opioid drug overdoses. All paramedics also now will be able to give naloxone. “An overdose can happen to anyone. The lives at risk may be your neighbours, friends or...
Province commits $10 million for B.C. ground search and rescue
Search and rescue groups in the province are getting a much-needed monetary boost after the province promised $10 Million in one-time funding to help bolster training, administrative support and equipment renewals. “It’s a small army of 2,500 volunteers that comb the province’s backcountry, rappel into steep ravines and weather...
Surrey police seeking additional information in sexual interference investigation
Surrey RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance to identify other potential witnesses and/or victims in order to advance an ongoing sexual interference investigation. In August 2015, police began investigating an allegation of two adult males having sexual intercourse with two young teenage girls. The Surrey RCMP’s Special Victims Unit (SVU) spearheaded the investigation which eventually […]
Quick thinking homeowner assists Salmon Arm RCMP in solving triple theft
A Salmon Arm homeowner, who had witnessed thieves stealing his ATV, figured the best way to get help was to create some noise, according to RCMP Staff Sgt. Scott West. "After seeing thieves drive away with his ATV from his yard, he ran out of his house, jumped into his car and followed the thieves honking his horn in order ...
