A flood warning has been issued for part of a southeastern British Columbia river and many other waterways in the province are under flood watches as heavy rain has the potential to push surging rivers and streams over their banks. The River Forecast Centre posted the flood warning for the Elk River at Fernie and…
Former Judge’s Report Into BC Money Laundering to Be Released Wednesday
The final report and recommendations of British Columbia’s public inquiry into money laundering are scheduled to be released Wednesday. The B.C. government says in a statement the Cullen Commission’s entire report is being released publicly after testimony from 199 witnesses during a sitting of 133 days. The government says former B.C. Supreme Court Justice Austin…
High Streamflow Advisory Issued for Rivers Overwhelmed by November’s Flooding in BC
A high streamflow advisory has been issued by the River Forecast Centre for some of the same British Columbia rivers where flooding last November ripped away roads and devastated communities. The centre says snowmelt above the North Thompson River in central B.C. will send a “pulse” of water downstream toward the Fraser River. It says…
Residents of Flood-Prone Areas in BC Urged to Be Ready to Leave at Short Notice
Officials in British Columbia are urging residents of communities at elevated risk of flooding to be prepared if water levels rise due to rapidly melting snow and too much rain. Armel Castellan, a warning preparedness meteorologist with Environment Canada, says a fine balance is needed between rain and warmth to prevent this season’s flooding and…
Digital Investigator With Dutch Police Testifies at BC Harassment Trial
The first police witness from the Netherlands has appeared at the jury trial for the Dutch man accused of extorting British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd. Wybren van der Meer appeared in B.C. Supreme Court via video conference and spoke through a translator to describe his examination of a wireless router at a home near the…
BC Ferries Fined $674,000 Over Worker Who Drowned After Falling From Vessel
British Columbia’s health and safety agency for workers has imposed a hefty fine on BC Ferry Services Inc., over the death of one of its workers in June 2020. A statement on the WorkSafeBC site says a fine of $674,445 was imposed last month. It says one of the firm’s employees was doing work on…
BC, StatCan Partner on Fire Prevention Pilot as Deaths Increase Around Province
British Columbia’s fire commissioner says fire-related deaths in the province have increased by almost 120 percent over the past two years. Brian Godlonton says it appears the concerning trend is continuing this year with 33 fire-related deaths already reported, with half of the year still ahead. He says the fire commissioner’s office will partner with…
BC Report Calls for Co-ordinated Heat-Alert System to Prevent to Future Deaths
A death-panel report is calling for a co-ordinated heat-alert system in British Columbia to prevent loss of life in hot-weather emergencies similar to the event last summer that resulted in more than 600 deaths. The BC Coroners Service report comes a day after the provincial government announced a two-stage heat response system to help people…
BC Man Turns Himself in After Allegedly Hitting 4 People on Residential School Walk
The driver of a truck has turned himself in after he is alleged to have hit four people who were marching in Mission, B.C., to draw attention to residential schools, RCMP say. Mounties said in a news release Monday that the 77-year-old man is not in custody but is co-operating with investigators, and his truck…
Communities Across BC Brace for Potential Flooding This Weekend and Next Week
It’s been just over a week since Steven Rice was allowed to return to his home along Highway 8 in British Columbia’s Interior and the river that forced him to evacuate six months ago is surging again. Rice’s home near Spences Bridge, B.C., was covered by one of several flood watches across the province Saturday,…
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