She loved animals, had endless compassion and kindness, and even her own language. South Surrey’s Kailey Rae Jean was only 19 when she lost her life suddenly and tragically, in a single-vehicle crash on July 7 in Abbotsford. She was the passenger. As her family and friends struggle to come to terms with their loss, […]

The clothing being worn in the accompanying historic photo suggests it’s not yet summertime in Vernon. Or maybe it’s the fall. The caption for the undated photo courtesy of the Museum and Archives of Vernon says the picture as taken after school. Whatever, whenever the photo was snapped, Bert (Herberta) Ward and Gwen Davies are

BC Hydro says customers have once again broken an all-time record of summer peak electricity usage – one day after breaking the previous record. Preliminary data, BC Hydro said, shows between 5 and 6 p.m. – the hour customers use the most electricity – reached 8,870 megawatts on Wednesday evening. The record comes amid a

On the first day of the 2026 BC Summer Games in Kelowna, wildfire smoke has postponed all outdoor events. As of the afternoon of Thursday, July 23, the outdoor sports have been postponed for the rest of the day due to the smoke. “Due to poor levels of air quality in the Central Okanagan and

For six days last week, Clinton’s Stagecoach Cafe ensured that BC Wildfire crew members fighting the Fiftynine Creek and Pear Lake Wildfires didn’t go hungry. While BCWS arranged for a cooking crew to come down to Clinton, the Stagecoach Cafe filled the gap, providing the firefighters with breakfast, lunch and dinner. Maria Kosovic, who co-owns