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Careless smokers face steep fines for tossing butts in B.C.

Careless smokers face steep fines for tossing butts in B.C.

As one motorist found out in Saanich last week, it’s a $575 fine under the province’s Wildfire Act for flicking a cigarette out the window.
UNBC still assessing damage to Wood Innovation Research Lab

UNBC still assessing damage to Wood Innovation Research Lab

'It’s too early to have an estimate regarding when the building will be back in use'
B.C. government employee issued 'crisis fund' cheques to partner

B.C. government employee issued 'crisis fund' cheques to partner

An employee working for the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction issued crisis funds to a man he lived with for rent, trips and other items.
Prince George issues 41 tickets over bear-related bylaws

Prince George issues 41 tickets over bear-related bylaws

The city is urging residents to be bear safe as Prince George experiences record bear sightings
Opinion: Are prisons safer than downtown encampments?

Opinion: Are prisons safer than downtown encampments?

Three square meals a day and a warm dry place to sleep that is probably a lot safer than most downtown encampments
Opinion: Prince George residents should have a go bag ready for emergencies

Opinion: Prince George residents should have a go bag ready for emergencies

The reality is having a plan in place to leave quickly and not panic like most people would and it starts at home.
Fear, falsehoods and conspiracy theories ignite amid Canada's wildfires

Fear, falsehoods and conspiracy theories ignite amid Canada's wildfires

Canada's current wildfire season is devastating evidence of the effects of climate change, scientists say, but some conspiracy theorists aren't convinced by the thousands of square kilometres of burnt ground.
How 13 members of one B.C. fire department lost their homes to wildfire

How 13 members of one B.C. fire department lost their homes to wildfire

A fire chief’s ‘nightmare’ as McDougall Creek wildfire leaves 13 firefighters homeless
B.C. fire crews temporarily pulled out as protest tried to 'overwhelm' RCMP blockade

B.C. fire crews temporarily pulled out as protest tried to 'overwhelm' RCMP blockade

The BC Wildfire Service has confirmed it temporarily reassigned crews fighting fires in the province's Shuswap region after protesters showed up at an RCMP roadblock Wednesday evening in what police say was an effort to "overwhelm" the blockade.
Former Prince George resident flees Okanagan wildfire

Former Prince George resident flees Okanagan wildfire

Pauline Morrison had time to gather her most prized possessions before evacuation order took effect