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Sport B.C. names local as volunteer of the year

Sport B.C. names local as volunteer of the year

Sport B.C. has named Ariadne Holness de Hiller volunteer of the year during the 18th annual Presidents' Awards.
Mobile medical unit supports UHNBC during Games

Mobile medical unit supports UHNBC during Games

During the Canada Winter Games there's a Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) set up at the hospital to offer support to staff and doctors.
Setting the stage

Setting the stage

Workers prepare the centre stage in Winter Games Plaza Wednesday afternoon.
Ice age

Ice age

Alyssa Tobin, assistant archivist at Exploration Place, puts together the American Mastodon display that is part of The Ice Age Mammals exhibit from the Canadian Museum of Nature that is being installed at the Exploration Place Museum and Science Cen
Falling from the sky - eagle's nest

Falling from the sky - eagle's nest

An eagle's nest fell out of a tree in Cottonwood Island Park and has landed on one of the trails.
Survey seeks info on moose winter tick infestations

Survey seeks info on moose winter tick infestations

Members of the public are being asked to help document moose winter tick infestations by completing and submitting an online survey before April 30. The survey will help B.C.
Fundraiser helps family in cancer recovery

Fundraiser helps family in cancer recovery

Together since high school, more than half of Rob and Barb Wiebe's life as a couple has been coloured by the specter of cancer.
Security, RCMP, airport ready for Games

Security, RCMP, airport ready for Games

2015 Canada Winter Games CEO Stuart Ballantyne hopes security will be the most uneventful aspect of the two-week sporting extravaganza.
Northern B.C. roads deadly for young drivers

Northern B.C. roads deadly for young drivers

Over a decade-long span, Northern B.C. was home to the second-highest number of young drivers who died in motor vehicle incidents, according to a B.C. Coroners Service report released Wednesday.
Canada Winter Games medals unveiled Friday

Canada Winter Games medals unveiled Friday

The Canada Winter Games medals will be unveiled Friday morning.