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Major police incident at New Westminster courthouse sparks …
3 days ago · A major police incident at the courthouse in New Westminster has shut the area down, with nearby residents being asked to evacuate the area. The incident appears to have started around 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday (Jan. 7). A major police incident at the courthouse in New Westminster has shut the area down ...
2 B.C. Ferries sailings cancelled after passenger overboard at ...
2 days ago · Ferry sailings between Nanaimo and Tsawwassen were cancelled Wednesday, Jan. 8, after a passenger went overboard. B.C. Ferries reported the crew of the Queen of Alberni on the Duke Point-Tsawwassen 7:45 a.m. sailing responded to a report that a passenger had gone overboard as the ship arrived at the Tsawwassen terminal.. The individual was brought ashore and was tended to by B.C. Emergency ...
B.C. snow measurements trending behind normal levels, but well …
9 hours ago · Folks on Vancouver Island, and in the Boundary area of the southern Interior are sitting on snowpacks notably higher than what is normal. People across the rest of the province, not so much. B.C.-wide, the snow pack was at 87 per cent of normal levels on Jan. 1 this year, which compares favourably ...
UPDATED: Outrage in Kootenays as ferry strike threatens …
Dec 30, 2024 · When Val Miller moved to Procter in 1986, she understood life in the community was dictated by its ferry crossing. The small community northeast of Nelson is only accessible by a cable ferry located a short drive away at Harrop, which Miller and other residents have accepted as part of the package for living in the area.
Wave riders urged to stay away from B.C.'s surfing sea otter
3 days ago · Similar to the recent scenes of the animal climbing onto a surfer’s board, a sea otter was filmed hitching a lift with a Sooke paddle-boarder in August 2024.. Cottrell says they were also monitoring the paddle-boarding sea otter, and …
Haida Gwaii reinstated to receive full Northern Resident Tax Break ...
Dec 17, 2024 · The time has come that Haida Gwaii residents can once again claim the full amount of the northern resident income tax deduction. This change arrives after nearly 30 years of Haida Gwaii being excluded from Northern Zone A and placed in the less advantageous Intermediate Zone B, limiting the amount residents could claim.
B.C. signs agreement recognizing Haida Nation’s title over Haida …
Apr 14, 2024 · The Haida Nation and B.C. government put pen to paper on Sunday (April 14) to sign a landmark agreement that will officially transfer governance over Haida Gwaii to the First Nation.
Haida Gwaii buoy collects data for marine renewable energy …
Oct 21, 2024 · A yellow Floating Light Detection and Ranging (FLiDAR) Wind Sentinel buoy is anchored ten kilometres off G̲adsguusd North Beach in Haida Gwaii to collect data on wind, waves, and currents until September 2025.
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The Conservative Party of B.C. says government officials should have been more aggressive in scrutinizing the finances of Small Business BC.