Category Archives: British Columbia
Interfor cuts back production by 8% for Q1 on lower demand
BURNABY, B.C. - Interfor Corp. says it will reduce lumber production by at least eight per cent of capacity in the first quarter as market uncertainty affects demand. The Burnaby, B.C.-based forestry ...
Jan 11, 2023
B.C. launches hiring drive for Crown prosecutors to help address repeat offending
VICTORIA - The British Columbia Prosecution Service has launched a recruitment drive for Crown lawyers and other staff, part of a series of recent measures to address repeat violent offending. A state...
Jan 11, 2023
B.C. escapee gets life without parole for 25 years over 'grotesque' murder
VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge has sentenced Zachary Armitage to life in prison without chance of parole for 25 years for the "grotesque" first-degree murder of Martin Payne at his home on Van...
Jan 11, 2023
Officer killed in B.C. avalanche was mentor to younger officers: chief
NELSON, B.C. - A Nelson, B.C., police officer who died in an avalanche earlier this week is being remembered as a gentle man who looked out for those who were new to the force. Const. Wade Tittemore, ...
Jan 11, 2023
Hopes high in B.C. as China lifts border rules, but tourism recovery may take months
VANCOUVER - Zhengwen Hao says the phone for his Richmond, B.C., restaurant hasn't stopped buzzing in recent days as relatives and friends in China make reservations as part of their plans to visit the...
Jan 11, 2023
Teck Metals Ltd. fined $2.2 million for spill into Columbia River
ROSSLAND, B.C. - Environment and Climate Change Canada says Teck Metals Ltd., a subsidiary of Teck Resources Ltd., has been ordered to pay $2.2 million in federal and provincial fines for an effluent ...
Jan 10, 2023
West Fraser Timber to indefinitely curtail Florida sawmill
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it will indefinitely curtail its Perry Sawmill in Florida later this month due to high fibre costs and softening lumber markets. The Vancouver-based compan...
Jan 10, 2023
Dozens of rescuers scrambled to save officers in deadly B.C. avalanche: official
NELSON, B.C. - A group of nearby skiers came to the aid of two Nelson, B.C., police officers swept up in a deadly avalanche Monday, while dozens of trained search and rescue volunteers scrambled to ge...
Jan 10, 2023
Engagement on cannabis consumption spaces in B.C. produces mixed opinions
VICTORIA - British Columbia has released results of public engagement on the possible approval of cannabis consumption spaces, such as at special events or businesses where marijuana is available for ...
Jan 10, 2023
Parole board recommends charge against sex offender Hopley, who abducted B.C. boy
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - More than four years after convicted sex offender Randall Hopley finished his sentence for abducting a young British Columbia boy, the parole board is recommending charges against h...
Jan 09, 2023