Category Archives: British Columbia
Water flowing through the site of the Chilcotin River landslide
WILLIAMS LAKE - Images released by the provincial government show water has begun flowing past the landslide area that blocked the Chilcotin River for days. A social media post by the Tsilhqot'in Nati...
Aug 05, 2024
B.C. landslide: Evacuation order north of where Chilcotin and Fraser rivers merge
Authorities in British Columbia have issued an evacuation order for an area just north of where the Chilcotin River meets the Fraser River because of the danger of flooding caused by a landslide. In a...
Aug 05, 2024
Over-top move of water at B.C. landslide site expected within hours, says government
VICTORIA - British Columbia's emergency management ministry says water is expected to start moving over the top of the massive landslide site currently blocking the Chilcotin River within hours. The m...
Aug 04, 2024
Water expected to begin passing over the Chilcotin River landslide soon
VICTORIA - New modelling suggests water will start to move over overtop the landslide along the Chilcotin River Sunday (Aug. 4) or early on Monday.In a news release Sunday afternoon, provincial author...
Aug 04, 2024
Trudeau makes unscheduled stop at Vancouver's Pride events does not walk in parade
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an unscheduled stop today at Vancouver's Pride festivities but did not walk in the annual downtown parade. Trudeau walked a block in city's West End befo...
Aug 04, 2024
Wildfire Service orders evacuation for properties in B.C.'s Princeton area
VICTORIA - Authorities issued an evacuation order Saturday night for 16 properties in a rural area south of Princeton, B.C., because of the out-of-control Calcite Creek wildfire. The properties are lo...
Aug 04, 2024
Updated modelling provides encouraging risk assessment for Chilcotin River landslide
VICTORIA - The B.C. Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship says new modelling of the landslide across the Chilcotin River has provided an improved understanding of the worst-case scenario ri...
Aug 03, 2024
Man wounded in Surrey area shooting incident early Saturday, say RCMP
SURREY, B.C. - Surrey RCMP say a man is in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following a shooting incident Saturday. The incident occurred at about 8:40 a.m. Mounties say officers were calle...
Aug 03, 2024
Man suffers serious burns in assault, vehicle theft, says Surrey RCMP
SURREY, B.C. - Surrey RCMP say a man is in hospital with serious burns after he was assaulted Friday afternoon in the community of Whalley. Police say they responded to a report of an assault at 10200...
Aug 03, 2024
Firefighters face heat warnings, thunderstorms, high winds across southern B.C.
VICTORIA - Rising temperatures, increasing wind speeds and dry lightning are forecast for southern British Columbia over the weekend in areas where major wildfires continue to burn in the Columbia, Ko...
Aug 03, 2024