More than 33,000 lightning strikes across B.C. last week has led to an increase in the number of active wildfires in the province. There are 87 active wildfires, including four that started in the last 24 hours, as of Tuesday morning (July 21). Twenty-four were declared out in the same period, Forests Minister Ravi Parmar […]
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A Chilliwack teen who allegedly had a firearm on the SkyTrain was arrested on Saturday (July 18). The incident happened around 5:25 p.m. when the Vancouver Police Department were called to report from the Nanaimo SkyTrain station of someone with a firearm on the train. “A teenager allegedly exposed a firearm to a passenger before
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Emus may not be native to Canada, but that isn’t going to stop one from visiting the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Country Fest this year. Nyls Janssen will showing the large, flightless bird at the fair, to teach people about the species. The 18-year-old who lives in Langley on a hobby farm, has many different animals
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On an unofficial visit to Revelstoke last Saturday, July 18, Attorney General Niki Sharma connected with Black Press Media to share her remarks on rural B.C. and what legal issues are front of mind for the province. Sharma, MLA for Vancouver—Hastings, grew up in Sparwood and is no stranger to small-town mountain life somewhere such
Montrose Properties is planning to appeal a recent B.C. Supreme Court judgment that ruled against the company’s application to reopen the Cowichan Tribes land title case and be added as a party. “We are going to do everything we can to ensure our interests are heard, and our rights are respected,” said Ken Low, CEO
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