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All fire bans lifted in B.C.'s coastal, northwest regions
All fire bans in the Coastal Fire Centre have been lifted, according to B.C. Wildfire Service. The Northwest Fire Centre also rescinded the last of its fire prohibitions Wednesday, after lifting most of them last month.
Coastal Gaslink fined $590K for erosion, sediment control issues
The B.C. Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) has fined Coastal GasLink (CGL) $590,000 for deficiencies related to erosion and sediment control measures.
B.C. real estate agent suspended after forging signatures
The province’s real estate regulator has suspended the license of an agent for six months, after he admitted to forging signatures on a land assembly deal in Richmond in 2015. He also has to pay $15,000.
Hwy 1 bridge concerned residents long before fatal B.C. crash
Residents and officials in Sicamous, B.C., have long pointed to safety concerns related to the Bruhn Bridge on Highway 1, which is over 60 years old. A young truck driver was killed on the weekend when his semi-trailer crashed through the bridge's railing and plunged into the water below.
Driver dies after semi-truck crashes through bridge, plunges into B.C. lake
The driver of a semi-trailer truck is dead after the vehicle plunged 18 metres off a highway bridge into a lake near Sicamous, B.C., on Saturday, police said.
Tofino, B.C., to stop discharging untreated sewage into the ocean
The District of Tofino opened its first wastewater treatment plant Thursday, with officials calling it a "major milestone" for the community of around 2,500 people.
B.C. fines Teck Coal over $220K for unauthorized waste spills
A mining company has been fined close to $221,000 for almost 30 instances of discharging waste into the environment without authorization in southeastern B.C.
B.C. man charged with murder after death in Sicamous last year
A 57-year-old man has been charged in relation to his uncle’s death last summer in Sicamous, B.C., police say. This case is the first of three homicides that have happened since August 2023 in the Shuswap community.
Neighbours help B.C. senior after frustrating ambulance wait
A senior in Williams Lake, B.C., who dislocated her shoulder Sunday waited an hour for an ambulance before learning there was no ambulance available. A local city councillor says her case is another example of the province's health-care challenges.
Hundreds of properties now clear from B.C. wildfire evacuation alert
Hundreds of properties in B.C.’s southern Interior are now clear of an evacuation order or alert in response to the Shetland Creek wildfire, which has been burning out of control for over a month.