COMMENT: Nuke the moon!
Okay, time to stop worrying about climate change. Turns out we can just change the climate. How? Well, maybe we should just nuke the moon. (Apparently if we can shift its orbit to block more sunlight, oil companies can keep drilling, the politicians in their pockets can keep doing nothing and gas-guzzling SUV drivers can laugh...
Fawcett pleads guilty to animal cruelty in Whistler sled-dog case
Ed. Note: The following is a press release issued by the BC SPCA: Bob Fawcett, former general manager of the Whistler-based Howling Dog Tours, pleaded guilty today to causing unnecessary pain and suffering to a number of sled dogs near Whistler in April 2010. In April 2012, Fawcett was charged with one count of animal […]
Finance Minister Kevin Falcon resigns
Provincial Finance Minister Kevin Falcon resigned from politics Wednesday. Falcon told the media he and his wife are expecting their second child in February 2013, and that played a role in his decision. "Those familiar with the role of a minister of finance know that the lead up to a budget and its delivery in February, ...
OP/ED: In BC, democracy has a price tag. Sometimes.
They failed the first time, but that hasn't deterred the B.C. government from trying yet again to put a sock in the mouths of community organizations, chambers of commerce, unions and other groups by attempting to impose tough spending restrictions on third parties which – if they get their way – would apply before an election...
The public can now help stop invasive plants
Anyone with a smartphone can now help stop the spread of invasive plants in B.C., thanks to an innovative application developed by Hipwood Digital, the Invasive Species Council of British Columbia and the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. The "Report-a-Weed BC" app is free to download and is available...
As kids return to school drivers must remember to slow down
This back-to-school season and BCAA (British Columbia Automobile Association reminds drivers to pay close attention to their surroundings when driving through areas where kids are likely to be present. BCAA has also produced “Slow Down, Kids Playing” signs to help make roads safer for children across the province. According to the BC Coroners Service, over […]
Interior B.C. businesses seeing increase in counterfeit money
The RCMP would like to advise the business communities throughout the Interior of the Province that several areas have recently experienced a spike in counterfeit money passing. Since 2012-07-26, RCMP have received twenty three (23) complaints where counterfeit currency was either passed or attempted to be passed in the communities of Oliver, Osoyoos, Okanagan Falls, […]
Out-of-province fire crews arriving to provide assistance in B.C.
British Columbia is welcoming 79 firefighting personnel from the Yukon, Saskatchewan and Ontario to assist B.C. crews with an anticipated increase in fire activity, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister announced today. Twenty-one firefighters and one agency representative from the Yukon will arrive in...
UPDATE: Second person dies from plane crash near Brenda Mines
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed that a second person — Lauren Patricia Sewell, aged 24, of Surrey — has died from injuries following the crash of a small plane near Brenda Mines Monday ( August 13). Sewell was a passenger aboard a Piper Comanche plane that went down about 30 kilometres west of Kelowna Monday afternoon....
Five-year-old girl earns praise from police for 911 call
West Shore RCMP is hailing the actions of a five-year-old Vancouver Island girl after she called 911 Wednesday morning when her mother had a seizure. Rebekah Simpson told the 911 dispatcher that her family was in the back yard, while father was at work, but her mother wouldn’t wake up. Simpson’s two younger siblings, Joshua, […]
