B.C. Hydro is now accepting applications for government-funded air conditioners for low-income residents.B.C. government had promised to distribute 8,000 air conditioning units in the next three years.Online applications started for people who live in apartments or condos.B.C. Hydro spokesperson said they had approved 2,000 of the 3,000 applications they received from low-income households as of last week.It is worth mentioning that B.C. government has decided to provide free air conditioners to thousands of low-income people amid the rising heat.In this regard, $10 million will be spent by th

B.C. Wildfire officials say the wildfires that have spread from Washington to B.C. do not appear to be in danger of spreading further.Therefore, all evacuation orders issued due to the wildfires in Osoyoos have now been lifted.It is worth mentioning that due to this fire, an area of 71 square kilometers has been burnt.At the height of the fire, about 700 properties were evacuated and about 2,000 were placed on evacuation alert.

Details of new contracts between workers and their employers at 30 of B.C.'s ports have now been made public.The details of this contract have been released by Canada Industrial Relations Board.The 4-year agreement includes a 5% salary hike for the next two years and a 4% salary hike for the following two years.There was a disagreement between the two parties regarding awarding the contract to a third party for the maintenance work.Now it has also been agreed on this issue that the workers working at the ports will be given training to do maintenance.

Vancouver International Airport has released a new tool to help travelers get to their gate on time during the busy long weekend.By scanning a new QR code called YVR TimeLine, passengers will know if there is any risk of missing their flight.If the security staff of the airport feel that the passenger may miss the flight, they will be fast-tracked through security.It is estimated that more than 318,000 passengers will pass through the airport from today to Monday.

The President and CEO of the Surrey Board of Trade will travel to New Delhi for the G20/B20 summit as part of a summit organized by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce from August 24-27, 2023.Surrey Board of Trade President Anita Huberman says the Surrey Board of Trade was the first board of trade/chamber of commerce to advocate for the Canada-India Free Trade Agreement.India has officially taken over the G20 chairmanship from Indonesia on December 1, 2022.Areas like supply chain resilience, energy, climate change, tech, digital transformation will be discussed in the G20/B20 summit.

Residents closest to some of B.C.'s roughly 350 active wildfires are being warned about the risks of wildfire smoke.Dr. Sue Pollock, the chief medical health officer for Interior Health, says people, especially those with breathing issues, the elderly and children, should be ready to get medical help if they feel short of breath, dizzy or have chest pain.Smoke from the 30-square kilometre Eagle Bluffs fire near Osoyoos was intense as the flames spread north from Washington state on Saturday and burned within metres of some Osoyoos homes on Sunday.Winds pushed the fire away from the south Okana

The B.C. government says it wants to hear from British Columbians about taxi and ride-hailing services in the province.The province says it's holding a public meeting in the fall as a special committee is set to review so-called passenger-directed vehicles that come under the Passenger Transportation Act.The provincial government says the review will examine licensing of the vehicles, safety and accessibility issues, public transit impacts, and services available in smaller and remote communities.Committee chair Mable Elmore says they want to hear from British Columbians who use taxi and ride-

A shooting in Richmond, B.C. has left one man dead, and police are investigating whether a nearby car fire is related to the case.Richmond RCMP were called to Milner Road at Blundell Road at 5:45 p.m. Thursday for reports of a shooting.Officers found a critically injured man who was later pronounced dead at the scene.About 10 minutes later, authorities discovered a vehicle fully engulfed in flames several blocks away on Blundell Road.Police are working to determine if the vehicle is associated with the shooting.The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has taken control of the case, and is as

Recent rain and cooler weather have sharply cut the wildfire risk across B.C., but Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Minister Bowinn Ma says the showers won't make any difference to the severe drought gripping the province. Ma made the comment while delivering an update today on wildfires in B.C. which have already charred more area than during any other fire season on record.The number of active wildfires has fallen to about 400 down roughly 100 since earlier this month, while the B.C. Wildfire Service says just eight new fires were recorded over the last 24 hours.But there is concer