Two mink have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans, on a farm under quarantine after it had mink test positive in May 2021.Five additional mink samples from the same farm have initially tested positive at the B.C. Animal Health Lab, with final results pending from The National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease in Winnipeg.The two positive mink were identified through a co-ordinated wildlife surveillance project led by the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, in co-operation with the One Health Working Group. One of t

On July 25th the New Westminster Police Department received a report of vandalism to the Saint Peter’s Roman Catholic Church located at the corner of 4th Street and Royal Avenue. The front of the church was targeted with orange graffiti."We’re working to find the people responsible for this and hold them accountable," stated Sergeant Kumar. "We’re asking anyone who witnessed this vandalism or knows who may have been responsible for it to contact the New Westminster Police Department."Officers documented the vandalism and canvassed the immediate area for CCTV footage to identify the peopl

The 68-square kilometre, out-of-control Nk-Mip wildfire sparked between Oliver and Osoyoos continues to move eastward in the south Okanagan. The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary issued evacuation orders to more than 120 properties last week and added Mount Baldy ski resort and areas including Conkle Lake Provincial Park to the list yesterday, while the fire causes another challenge. Shaw Communications says the wildfire is preventing its technicians from accessing and repairing equipment, meaning internet, wifi, phone and TV services have been cut for some customers in Grand Forks, Chri

Langley RCMP is looking for witnesses to a Hit & Run collision that happened last night (July 25th) at approximately 6:45 p.m. in the 9100 block of 200th Street. The two vehicles involved were a white Land Rover and a Harley Davidson motorcycle. It is believed both vehicles were northbound and the Land Rover made a U-turn in front of the motorcycle. The Land Rover did not remain at the scene. The motorcycle operator, a 38-year-old male from Maple Ridge, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Investigators are asking that motorists in the area review their dash camera fo

The Surrey Police Board would like to address recent public statements related to pausing or stopping the police transition and the development of the Surrey Police Service. The provincial government approved the Surrey Police Service (SPS) transition pla n in February 2020. Subsequently the Province created the Surrey Police Board, who legally established the Service under the Police Act . As such, the Surrey Police Service now exists under the authority of the provincial government, not local government. The claim by some parties that a Mayor and Council could unilaterally pause or stop the

As city council prepares to vote today on nearly $18 million to extend 84th Avenue through Bear Creek Park, Surrey First Councillor Linda Annis says Surrey voters shouldn’t be surprised by Doug McCallum’s "my-way-or-the-highway" approach. "You only have to go back to his original term in office in the 90s to see how little interest he had in consulting the people of Surrey," said Annis. "His bad habits then are his bad habits now, and we’re paying the price as residents and taxpayers. For Doug McCallum, Surrey taxpayers are simply ATM machines. Just look at your tax bill and you’ll see

The B-C Wildfire Service says there are 259 blazes currently burning in the province.That's a small improvement, down from about 300 earlier in the week.There are now 58 evacuation orders in place, affecting about 44-hundred properties.Another nearly 17-thousand-500 properties are on evacuation alert, meaning residents have been told to be ready to leave on short notice.

BC is reporting more than 100 daily COVID-19 cases for the first time in five weeks. Health officials say 112 new cases have been diagnosed and four more people have died, pushing the death toll in the province to 1,767. There are 603 active cases with 46 people in hospital, including 17 in intensive care. Just over 80 per cent of all eligible residents have received at least one dose of vaccine, while about 58 per cent have received two doses. Since December 2020, the Province has administered 6,422,503 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. As of Friday, July 2

The wildfire situation in British Columbia remains fluid as nearly 300 fires are blazing, but even though drought conditions persist in the southern half of the province and fire risk is still extreme, there are some small signs of improvement. Evacuation alerts covering the Resort Municipality of Sun Peaks and several surrounding areas north of Kamloops have been lifted as crews work to contain a nine-square kilometre blaze. Elsewhere, an evacuation order posted earlier this week in southeastern B.C. for nearly 200 properties along the Slocan River has been downgraded to an alert for most re