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Livable CRD, a coalition of 10 community groups, plans to publish candidate survey responses and scorecards online in early September before October’s civic elections.
Kerry-Lynne Findlay has reportedly told B.C. Conservative MLAs to use terms including Indigenous, Aboriginal or Indian instead of First Nations. The party had not responded to a request for comment.
A video from outside Clinton shows the aftermath of the Pear Lake wildfire, which forced the village’s evacuation and caused structural losses on its outskirts. The village itself was largely spared.
Cultus Lake Waterpark says it is conducting facility-wide safety reviews and corrections before a phased reopening. No reopening date has been announced after a June electrical-injury incident.
Nanaimo RCMP are seeking witnesses after two large trees were badly damaged in a fire at Bowen Park on Sunday morning.
Travel and Tour World placed four British Columbia beaches at the top of its Canadian beach list, led by Chesterman Beach on Vancouver Island.
The Province is urging all B.C. residents to pre-register for evacuation supports and prepare a 72-hour emergency kit as wildfires continue.
Nanaimo RCMP say several people were injured after a driver allegedly deliberately struck five vehicles at North Town Centre Mall.
B.C.’s River Forecast Centre says a projected Super El Niño could bring another low-snowpack year in 2027 as drought and low river flows already affect much of the province.
More than 200 personnel from Alberta, Yukon and Mexico are set to support B.C.’s wildfire response as 145 fires burn across the province, 69 of them out of control.
B.C. Lions owner Amar Doman has reportedly submitted a letter of interest to the province about buying BC Place, as discussions continue over the stadium’s future.
The Pear Lake and Fiftynine Creek fires have merged north of Clinton, covering nearly 670 square kilometres and crossing a section of Highway 97 that will need repairs.
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