Early spring weather brings out ticks
The early arrival of spring weather this year means many of us are spending more time enjoying the great outdoors. And we aren’t the only ones basking in the unseasonable warmth. The change in weather also brings out ticks – small bugs that feed on the blood of humans and animals and can sometimes transmit disease. “Ticks are...
Rise in 'sextortion' cases prompts public warning
The RCMP is issuing a public warning after seeing a recent uptick in the number of “sextortion” cases. What happens? After visiting a companionship or dating website, victims are befriended online. A suspect then entices the victim into performing intimate acts streamed over webcam or mobile device. Unbeknownst to the victim,...
HELP FOR YOUTH with Psychiatric Problems
Sometimes I think everyone would benefit, at some time in our lives, from the help of a facility such as this. There are aspects of modern society (and some families) that seem to be actively "crazy-making" and I wonder, at times, whether some symptoms attributed to "mental disorders" are simply an individual's self-preserving ...
BC Coroners Service identifies man killed in Kimberley avalanche
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died after being involved in an avalanche incident near Kimberley on Feb. 28, 2015. The man was Robert Bradley Fuller, aged 50, from Kimberley. Fuller was part of a backcountry skiing party that was traversing a cornice when a weak spot gave way and Fuller was...
Female Space Traveller Lands in Abbotsford March 7 to Inspire 10,000
10,000 girls, women and their families gathering from around BC are excited to discover why the sky really is no limit and meet with Astronaut Wendy Lawrence, veteran of 4 missions to space. January 12, 2015– When the Apollo 11 crew landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969, a ten year old Lawrence watched in black and white from...
Letter to Minister Thompson
(Hon. Steve Thompson) Once again Minister Thomson I urge you to review an extremely weak argument that has resulted in the Gilpin Grasslands becoming an important motorized vehicle recreation area. None of the salient points in a letter dated Dec. 30, 2014 and signed by Assistant Deputy Minister Gary Townsend will stand up...
An Individual vs His Community: Pulling in Different Directions.
Coastal First Nations Say Eagle Spirit Pipeline Announcement Is Misleading; Pipeline Has No Support on BC Coast First Nations opposition to heavy oil exports on the BC coast is unanimous, including in Eagle Spirit President’s home community of Lax Kw’alaams. PRINCE RUPERT, BRITISH COLUMBIA (February 12, 2015) - The Coastal ...
Serial armed robber strikes again?
On Jan. 28 at 3:59 p.m., the Dawson Creek RCMP received a hold up alarm at one of the local financial institutions. A lone male entered the establishment, produced a firearm and demanded money. No one was injured during the robbery and the suspect left with an undisclosed amount of cash. The description provided by the business...
Coroner apologizes for delay in returning remains of Pickton victim
The BC Coroners Service has issued a statement to clarify issues surrounding the remains of one of the deceased found on the Pickton farm in 2002. The BC Coroners Service wishes to emphasize that the remains discussed in a Jan. 28, 2015, news conference by the mother of victim Stephanie Lane do not represent new evidence. The...
Mining Company SLAPPs Wilderness Committee
Wilderness Committee to appear in court to answer Taseko's defamation charge The Wilderness Committee will appear in court in Vancouver starting today to defend against a defamation suit brought by Taseko Mines Ltd. The lawsuit stems from comments made by the Wilderness Committee in 2012, during a public comment period for ...
