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Still some roadways not yet reopened after Cowichan flooding
Cowichan News Leader and Pictorial • Nov-22-2009
Road closures remain in effect in the wake of Friday’s flooding in Dun… more
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2010 street cleanup takes shape
BC Local News • Nov-22-2009
VICTORIA – New measures to enforce order on the streets are moving thr… more
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Evacuees return home as floodwaters subside Saturday
Cowichan News Leader and Pictorial • Nov-21-2009
Floodwaters had drained enough by early afternoon Saturday for most ev… more
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Man shot by police near Smithers
Prince George Free Press • Nov-23-2009 A 24-year-old man is in serious, but stable, condition after being shot by an RCMP officer Saturday … more |
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Body found in Abbotsford ditch
Abbotsford News • Nov-22-2009
Abbotsford Police are investigating after a man's body was found in a … more
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Officials assess flood damage as province provides gear, chopper, insurance
Cowichan News Leader and Pictorial • Nov-21-2009
Cowichan region’s emergency brass were busy assessing flood damage Sat… more
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Quamichan Middle School open Monday, Alexander Elementary closed
Cowichan News Leader and Pictorial • Nov-23-2009 The Cowichan Valley school district issued the following release Sunday evening: School District 79 … more |
VIHA’s healthcare cutbacks ‘unacceptable,’ cry protesters
Gulf Islands Driftwood • Nov-20-2009 Healthcare activists armed with banners, signs and song sheets bused to the Victoria legislature on … more |
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Shooting on Highway 16
Smithers Interior News • Nov-22-2009
On Saturday afternoon there was a shooting on Highway 16, between Sixt… more
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Man killed on Highway 3A near Thrums
Castlegar News • Nov-21-2009 On Friday Nov. 20, at a approximately 3:15 p.m., a pedestrian was struck and killed by a tractor tra… more |
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Hundreds evacuated in Cowichan after state of emergency declared because of flooding
Cowichan News Leader and Pictorial • Nov-20-2009
Municipal officials have called a state of emergency early Friday morn… more
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Kerry Park pool plan deeply sunk during Saturday's referendum
Cowichan News Leader and Pictorial • Nov-21-2009
South Cowichanians resoundingly rejected a new Kerry Park pool during … more
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RCMP: Alphonse did not die as result of crime
Williams Lake Tribune • Nov-19-2009
Williams lake RCMP report that 66-year-old Joseph Phillip Alphonse, Sr… more
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Abbotsford firefighters quench house fire
Abbotsford News • Nov-22-2009
Abbotsford firefighters are mopping up after a house caught fire on We… more
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Need to submit bid for Island crisis line
Oak Bay News • Nov-22-2009 Could combine bid with Nanaimo service Victoria-based Need crisis line is planning to submit… more |
Man pleads guilty to drunk driving in fatal hit-and-run
Abbotsford News • Nov-20-2009
An Abbotsford man charged with drunk driving after the hit-and-run dea… more
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H1N1 vac for all
Barriere Star Journal • Nov-23-2009 All B.C. residents are now eligible for the H1N1 influenza vaccine, and the provincial health office… more |
Will night set on Twilight's B.C. film sets?
Cloverdale Reporter • Nov-19-2009
Tough break, Twi-hards.
Word in vampire-land is that filming on Breaki… more
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Allenby Road closed Saturday due to mudslide
Cowichan News Leader and Pictorial • Nov-21-2009
Allenby Road remained closed Saturday around noon after a mudslide Fri… more
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Evacuation orders remain, resident meeting Nov. 22, 10 a.m., Cowichan community centre
Cowichan News Leader and Pictorial • Nov-21-2009 Flood warnings and evacuation orders remained in force Saturday evening as residents and officials c… more |
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'Reasonable compromise' found for Grosvenor
Peace Arch News • Nov-19-2009
A public information meeting on Grosvenor’s Village proposal for the c… more
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Work still to be done in George Little Park
Terrace Standard • Nov-23-2009
George Little Park will be in the midst of construction for the next l… more
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Residential watchdogs take a breather
Peace Arch News • Nov-19-2009
Don’t count the White Rock Ratepayers Association out too soon.
That’s… more
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Revelstoke Mountain Resort announces early opening
Revelstoke Times Review • Nov-20-2009
Revelstoke Mountain Resort announced today it will be opening a week e… more
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Kerry Park pool vote turnout brisk, results available Saturday night
Cowichan News Leader and Pictorial • Nov-21-2009
Voter turnout in the Kerry Park pool referendum was brisk at Frances K… more
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UPDATED: Province to help with flood damage claims
Cowichan News Leader and Pictorial • Nov-20-2009
The province has approved financial assistance for those in the Cowich… more
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Locals pull together in wake of Friday's flooding emergency
Cowichan News Leader and Pictorial • Nov-20-2009
Cowichan’s emergency systems passed with flying colours as civic and v… more
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Upper Pitt plan off B.C. Hydro’s list
Maple Ridge News • Nov-19-2009
Streams flowing to the Upper Pitt River will run free after B.C. Hydro… more
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RCMP react as domestic assaults skyrocket
Maple Ridge News • Nov-19-2009 Ridge Meadows RCMP will reinstate a position that deals with domestic assaults as they spike in both… more |
Two groups vie for Shames Mountain future
Terrace Standard • Nov-20-2009 Two separate groups have emerged in the effort to ensure that local ski hill Shames Mountain stays o… more |
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Welfare of our kids still needs work
Kelowna Capital News • Nov-20-2009
The second annual Central Okanagan State of the Child progress report,… more
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Craig Street reopening bash postponed as city handles flooding crisis
Cowichan News Leader and Pictorial • Nov-20-2009 Saturday’s official opening of Duncan’s upgraded Craig Street has been postponed as city leaders and… more |
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Residents advised to get their home tested for radon
Clearwater Times • Nov-23-2009 Are you so worried about H1N1 that you’re hiding out in your basement until it’s all over? Probably … more |
Resort’s concept is crystal clear
Vernon Morning Star • Nov-21-2009
Vernon’s first wellness resort promises to be a place where people can… more
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Resurfacing, rip rap projects announced
Hope Standard • Nov-20-2009 Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon MP Chuck Strahl and Chilliwack-Hope MLA Barry Penner braved the rain and th… more |
Plug Out – Tune In
Abbotsford News • Nov-20-2009
Abbotsford Collegiate student Alexandria Mitchell wants to get the com… more
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New centre could hit taxpayers for millions with 2010 deficit
Abbotsford News • Nov-20-2009
The new Entertainment and Sports Centre will need a big operating subs… more
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RCMP seek answers in knife attack
Goldstream News Gazette • Nov-20-2009 West Shore RCMP are investigating a possible home invasion that left a Langford man with a slashed f… more |
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Drugs on Internet often fake, dangerous
Abbotsford News • Nov-20-2009
Buying discount drugs over the Internet can be like playing Russian ro… more
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HST rebate increased for new homes
Abbotsford News • Nov-20-2009 By Tom FLETCHER Black Press VICTORIA – The B.C. government is giving a bigger break to new home buye… more |
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New ride for ministry
Abbotsford News • Nov-20-2009
In less than a week, an Abbotsford ministry’s new mode of transportati… more
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Apartment for homeless planned
Surrey North Delta Leader • Nov-21-2009
Surrey is considering turning a former North Surrey hotel into housing… more
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New airport mini-terminal
Abbotsford News • Nov-20-2009
A new $1.3-million structure that will serve as a mini terminal for pr… more
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RCMP officer charged with assault
Surrey North Delta Leader • Nov-20-2009
A Surrey RCMP officer has been charged with assaulting two men in an o… more
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$1.5 million for safety work on Mission Bridge
Abbotsford News • Nov-20-2009 The provincial and federal governments have announced $1.5 million in upgrades to the Mission Bridge… more |
Home invasions draw 11 years
Abbotsford News • Nov-20-2009 A 22-year-old man will spend another 11 years and seven months in jail for terrorizing the residents… more |
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Walters officially a bishop
Abbotsford News • Nov-20-2009
An Abbotsford reverend has been consecrated as a bishop with the Angli… more
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Nicomekl River turns green
Langley Times • Nov-20-2009 If the Nicomekl River has turned green today (Friday), it's nothing to worry about, said Environment… more |
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Two Burnaby schools named among 'most improved'
Burnaby NewsLeader • Nov-20-2009 Montecito and Buckingham elementaries were among the Burnaby schools recognized Wednesday with Garfi… more |
'Excited Delirium' focus of coroner's jury recommendations
Chilliwack Progress • Nov-20-2009 A Chilliwack man died accidentally two years ago due to brain damage caused by the lack of oxygen an… more |