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In northern B.C., treeplanting is a part of our culture. Beer is also a part of our culture. Planting trees with beer? Yes, also a confirmed part of the culture.

Flooding the likes of which the city has not seen in 46 years could be on its way.

Foam, glass and plastic bags will remain outside the Fraser-Fort George Regional District's purview after directors rejected Thursday proposals to expand the body's recycling services but at a heavy cost.

With flooding breaking out in some areas of B.C. and the fire danger rising in others, residents and visitors are urged to plan their destinations and travel routes carefully and practice campfire safety.

Canada is a global leader in protecting its conserved land from human destruction, but its parks are in danger of being "loved to death" by thousands of people trekking through the backcountry, says a co-author of a study that details the degradation

Call North District RCMP Cst. Kevan Cranmer a drunk driver's worst enemy.

With the help of a front-end loader, city workers were busy Wednesday pouring sand into a length of gabion diking along a stretch of Farrell Street in anticipation of the Fraser River breaking its banks sometime in the next few days.

A woman could be facing charges after an irate confrontation at a Langley Tim Hortons Monday ended in feces being thrown at staff. On Wednesday, surveillance video showing Tim Hortons staff being harassed was posted on Liveleak and YouTube.

A date to elect the mode of trial for former Burns Lake mayor Luke Strimbold has been put over to June 19. The move was made Tuesday during a hearing in Smithers provincial court. Strimbold has been charged with 24-sex related offences.

The commissions paid by the College of New Caledonia to private overseas recruiting agents have grown more than a hundredfold over the last 10 years.