BCFeb 03, 2020
Only road leading to the Sasquatch Mountain briefly re-opened
The only road leading to the Sasquatch Mountain Resort near Mission has been briefly re-opened after it was blocked by a mudslide on Friday. A Transportation Ministry spokeswoman says emergency repairs had progressed enough to allow for a one-way opening of the road for a short time to allow those still stuck at the resort to drive out of the area. But she says in a statement that a lot of work still needs to be done before the road can be opened up to regular traffic. More than 500 hundred guests, employees and area residents were trapped on the mountain Friday night, but helicopters had man
BCFeb 03, 2020
Snow alerts issued in several areas of British Columbia
Environment Canada has issued snow alerts in several areas of British Columbia for Tuesday.
Special weather statements cover eastern and inland Vancouver Island, the Fraser Valley, Howe Sound, the Sunshine Coast and Metro Vancouver.
The forecaster says snowfall amounts will vary significantly depending on elevation and how close the area is to the water.
It says five to 20 centimetres of wet snow is expected with the highest amounts likely over Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, where the snow is expected to persist the longest.
It says warmer air will arrive by Tuesday afternoon and
BCFeb 03, 2020
BC: Oscar Arfmann sentenced to life in prison without chance of parole for 25 years
Oscar Arfmann has been sentenced to life in prison without eligibility for parole for 25 years for ambushing and shooting a police officer in Abbotsford in November 2017. Arfmann was convicted of first-degree murder for the death of Constable John Davidson. Arfmann's lawyer, Martin Peters, says his client has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and has very little understanding of what happened in court today. Abbotsford Police Chief Mike Serr (SEER) says Davidson's death will remain with the police department forever. Davidson's wife and kids told the court in victim impact statements that th
BCFeb 03, 2020
14-year-old snowboarder found safe and sound at B.C.'s Sun Peaks ski resort
The RCMP say a 14-year-old snowboarder who was missing near Kamloops, B.C., has been found ``safe and sound.'' The Mounties say the boy took a shuttle to the Sun Peaks Resort on Sunday morning but failed to catch the return shuttle to Kamloops in the afternoon. It was confirmed that the teen used the chairlift up the mountain and his parents called police Sunday evening, when a search began.
BCFeb 03, 2020
Evacuations, road closures and plenty of cleanup after B.C. flooding, landslides
Several British Columbia communities are cleaning up and digging out after a storm swept over the southern part of the province on Friday, prompting flooding and landslides.
Local states of emergency were declared in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island and the District of Kent in the Fraser Valley.
Both areas were overwhelmed with up to 140 millimetres of rain Friday that washed out or flooded major roads and forced the evacuation of dozens of people.
Kent Mayor Sylvia Pranger says about 40 homes were evacuated north of Harrison Hot Springs when Rockwell Drive washed away.
As many as 500
BCFeb 03, 2020
Two men found dead, third still missing in B.C. search that involved hundreds
There's been a tragic end to a weekend search for three young men on southern Vancouver Island.RCMP Staff Sgt. Janelle Shoihet says the vehicle the three men were in was located near Sooke River Road on Sunday and the bodies of two of the men have been recovered.She says the search for the third man continues with the help of Juan de Fuca Search and Rescue.Police said in an earlier news release that Cory Mills, Eric Blackmore and AJ Jensen, all 20 years old, were last seen at a home in Sooke, B.C., late Friday night.The men were in a 2004 blue Dodge Dakota and it was unclear where they going.
BCFeb 01, 2020
Lower Mainland mayors, including Surrey, endorse regional ride hailing licence
Mayors in British Columbia's Lower Mainland have reached an agreement on an interim business licence for ride-hailing companies that want to operate in the region. Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum, who has previously resisted the idea, threw his support behind the interim licence, saying it takes a major step forward in addressing the ``unfair advantage'' ride-hailing companies have over taxi businesses. The mayors' council on regional transportation, made up of 23 mayors, endorsed the proposed bylaw covering Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and Squamish-Lillooet on Thursday, with the details rel
BCJan 31, 2020
Mayor Doug McCallum expresses support to proposed ride hailing IMBL
The proposed ride-hailing Inter-Municipal Business Licence (IMBL) that is supported by virtually all of Mayors’ Council takes a major step forward in addressing the unfair advantage that ride-hailing companies currently have over taxi companies.
The following was approved almost unanimously by the Mayors’ Council:
Endorse the principles and framework for establishing and administering an interim Inter-Municipal Business Licence (IMBL);
Urge municipalities within Region 1 to adopt the associated interim IMBL bylaw as quickly as possible;
Urge municipalities within Region 1 to harmonize
BCJan 31, 2020
114 people have been tested so far in BC for novel coronavirus
BC's provincial health officer says this province and the country are entering a critical phase in the global effort to halt the spread of a new type of coronavirus.
At a news conference in Vancouver this morning, Henry says anyone who visited China and departed before that country imposed recent travel restrictions may be incubating the flu-like virus, and could begin showing symptoms now.
She says testing is underway in BC to identify anyone who may be at risk of developing the illness, and 114 people have been checked so far, with testing expected to continue for at least another week.
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