The B.C. transportation ministry says it is changing project managers for the new Kootenay Lake ferry, which will be four years late and at least $54 million over budget by the time it begins operations in 2027. Western Pacific Marine, which operates two ferries on Kootenay Lake, was awarded the new ferry’s contract in 2021. […]

Water-contaminated fuel was the cause of 2023 plane crash that the Transportation Safety Board of Canada says “substantially damaged” the the aircraft. On Dec. 18, 2023, a Wilderness Seaplanes Ltd. Grumman G-21A Goose amphibious aircraft left Bella Bella to Port Hardy with one pilot and four passengers. Before departure, the plane was refuelled from a

Four additional grizzly bears have been captured by B.C. Conservation Officer Service (COS) officers as part of the ongoing investigation into a recent attack in Bella Coola. According to a social media post, the bears are being examined for any evidence that could connect them to the incident that happened on Nov. 20 in Bella

BC Hydro is taking a Vanderhoof ranching family to court, claiming the family is impeding construction of the $6-billion North Coast Transmission Line (NCTL), one of the federal government’s “nation-building” projects that’s billed as way to power new gas and mining projects in the so-called “golden triangle” in northern B.C. A petition filed in B.C.

The Abbotsford Police Department has started a new program to help individuals currently involved in, or being recruited into, extortion-related violence. Project Disengage is being described by the department as an “intervention and exit program.” “Many youths, young adults and individuals are being drawn into these crimes, often lured by promises of quick financial gain