One person is dead after a single-vehicle crash on Highway 1 in Abbotsford early Monday morning (July 20). According to a news release from the Abbotsford Police Department, officers responded to a collision into the centre median near Cole Road just before 2 a.m. Two people were inside the vehicle and received medical attention. The […]
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Learn how to prepare for and respond to a disaster with the City of Pitt Meadows emergency program manager. The free session will include both general disaster preparedness information as well as some specific information related to seismic risk associated with earthquakes. Attendees of this session will learn about the City’s overall emergency program and
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A person who drowned at Tugboat Bay was participating in the annual Across the Lake Swim, Kelowna RCMP have confirmed. Emergency crews were called to the bay on Saturday morning, July 18. According to Cpl. Steven Lang, media relations officer with the Kelowna RCMP, police were alerted to a drowning in the area. “They were
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The City of Kimberley and outlying areas are on evacuation alert due to wildfires burning roughly 15 kilometres the west of the municipality. The evacuation alert, issued late July 19, covers the entire city, including the ski hill, as well as 66 properties in Area E west in the St. Mary’s Lake region. “Given the
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Dear Editor, It has been increasingly obvious that the silent majority have reservations on the continued expansion of the YPK airport – based on social media commentary and letters being written to newspapers. YPK has grown from a community based airport 10 years ago to one of the top 10 busiest airports in Canada –
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