Little reprieve expected in hot, dry weather as B.C.’s wildfire season heats up
Breadcrumb Trail Links Little reprieve expected in hot, dry weather as B.C.’s wildfire season heats up About 1,900 personnel are on the ground fighting wildfires in B.C., about 800 to 900 of them with the B.C. Wildfire Service. Author of...
B.C. nurses end strike, prepare for binding arbitration on wages
Breadcrumb Trail Links B.C. nurses end strike, prepare for binding arbitration on wages In a news release shared Friday afternoon, the Nurses Bargaining Association and the province said they had each accepted recommendations for settlement put forward by mediators Amanda...
How uprooted Ukrainians are finding a sense of belonging on a Langley farm
Breadcrumb Trail Links How uprooted Ukrainians are finding a sense of belonging on a Langley farm Over the past two years, the Venechuk Farm has become one of the places where members of Metro Vancouver’s Ukrainian community gather and catch...
Boston Bar water system vandalized during wildfires
Around 11:30 p.m. on July 23, the Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) Boston Bar water system was vandalized. The system is located within the evacuation order area of the Brunswick Complex Wildfire, says the FVRD. The water system had been...
Man loses teeth during fight at Sasamat Lake: Port Moody Police
On Friday evening, Port Moody Police were called to Sasamat Lake. Around 7:30 p.m., police say they attended the lake’s float walk for a fight that involved several people. An individual not related to the fight attempted to break up...
Embrace difference, says 4-foot-6 B.C. performer Devyn Dalton, Damon’s Odyssey double
Vancouver stunt woman Devyn Dalton says she never expected her biceps to go viral. But then Matt Damon credited his four-foot-six-inch stunt double in “The Odyssey” for having “the greatest arms” he’s ever seen. He didn’t identify her in the...
SkyTrain’s Expo Line undergoes maintenance until the fall
Service on the SkyTrain’s Expo Line will be reduced starting July 25 in Vancouver through to the fall. Service will be changed during the early mornings of Saturdays and Sundays, and on late-night Sundays, says TransLink. The service disruption is...
Saturday morning shooting in Surrey: SPS
Surrey Police Service (SPS) says they responded to calls of a shooting outside a house in the East Clayton neighbourhood Saturday morning. Around 8 a.m., SPS say they found one victim who had been shot and was suffering from non-life-threatening...
Witnesses sought in attempted child abduction in Abbotsford
Abbotsford Police Department (AbbyPD) are asking the public for help in identifying a suspect in an attempted child abduction on July 22. “At approximately 5:30 p.m., Abbotsford Police patrol officers responded to the apartment complex located at 33538 Marshall Rd....
Residents of Clinton, B.C., wait to discover fate of village after fleeing wildfire
Residents of the B.C. Interior village of Clinton are facing an anxious wait to discover the fate of their community after an advancing wildfire forced them to flee. The community was ordered to evacuate on Friday as flames swept toward...
