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Paramedics union welcomes changes at the top of BC Emergency Health Services

Paramedics union welcomes changes at the top of BC Emergency Health Services

Leanne Heppell is the new executive vice-president and chief ambulance officer of BCEHS
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Nature Trust of BC and Fairmont Hot Springs secure 143 acres to conserve as natural wetland

Nature Trust of BC and Fairmont Hot Springs secure 143 acres to conserve as natural wetland

The rare wetlands and grasslands provide a home to many at-risk and endangered species across the province
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Drivers told not to stop for photos along flood-damaged B.C. highway

Drivers told not to stop for photos along flood-damaged B.C. highway

VANCOUVER — A key British Columbia highway has reopened to all traffic after being torn apart by disastrous flooding in November but it only took hours for the Transportation Ministry to issue a safety reminder.
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Bars and other B.C. businesses affected by pandemic closures to receive more help

Bars and other B.C. businesses affected by pandemic closures to receive more help

VICTORIA — More financial help is on the way for British Columbia businesses forced to stay closed for at least another month as the province tries to contain the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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B.C. First Nations make deal with Western Forest Products to defer old-growth logging

B.C. First Nations make deal with Western Forest Products to defer old-growth logging

VICTORIA — Cedar, fir and hemlock trees as old as 800 years have temporary protection after an agreement was reached between four Vancouver Island First Nations and a forestry company.
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Imperial Metals surrenders mining rights in B.C.'s Silverdaisy watershed

Imperial Metals surrenders mining rights in B.C.'s Silverdaisy watershed

VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier John Horgan says an ecologically sensitive watershed not far from the U.S. border is one step closer to protection thanks to an agreement extinguishing mining claims in the area.
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Gastown homicide trial could be shortened, judge told

Gastown homicide trial could be shortened, judge told

Vancouver lawyers continue to work on admissions of fact in the case of a man charged with second-degree murder and aggravated assault in the stabbing death of one man and the wounding of another
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More than 200 Afghan refugees land at YVR

More than 200 Afghan refugees land at YVR

Most of the Afghan refugees worked closely with Canada in Afghanistan
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Vancouver Island community without water after barge damages underwater line

Vancouver Island community without water after barge damages underwater line

UCLUELET, B.C. — A First Nation on Vancouver Island has declared a state of emergency and banned the use of water for everything except flushing toilets after a barge severed a water supply line.
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B.C. government doubles relief grants for bars, nightclubs that were ordered to close in December

B.C. government doubles relief grants for bars, nightclubs that were ordered to close in December

Businesses that followed provincial COVID-19 restrictions are now eligible for grants of up to $20,000
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