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Power restored to 95% of customers after windstorm, BC Hydro says
7 hours ago · An RV with a destroyed roof following a fierce windstorm in Chilliwack Nov. 4, 2024. (Stacey McAmmond-Moore) BC Hydro says crews have restored power to about 95 per cent of the 290,000 customers affected by Monday's windstorm. As of 6 a.m. Tuesday (Nov. 5), BC Hydro says 16,000 customers remain without power.
Shuttered B.C. ports affecting $800M in goods daily as lockout …
7 hours ago · The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade says it is relaunching its Port Shutdown Calculator, a tool to illustrate the economic damage caused by the labour dispute and introduced during the job action last year. Board president Bridgitte Anderson says the latest port shutdown will disrupt $800 million worth of goods daily, with every hour of the ...
BREAKING: Kootenay Lake ferry workers to strike, shut down …
3 days ago · Kootenay Lake's ferry crossing will be shut down by striking workers with labour negotiations stalled. The B.C. General Employees' Union announced that starting Sunday at noon, the ferries running between Balfour and Kootenay Bay north of Nelson would be reduced to just three weekday sailings for essential travel only.
Rain helps to battle 400 hectare blaze near Grand Forks, Hwy 3 …
Sep 26, 2024 · High winds have whipped up a fast-growing fire that started south of the Canada-U.S. border near Grand Forks and quickly moved northwest into the city with evacuation orders in place for several neighbourhoods as it poses a threat to human life.
Wildfire that prompted Grand Forks evacuation order now under …
Sep 27, 2024 · The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary had issued an evacuation order Wednesday, saying the wildfire was moving north toward the Grand Forks area, and “tactical evacuations” were underway. A few hours later, the district issued another statement saying the threat had diminished, and the order had been replaced with an evacuation alert.
B.C. storm season arrives as atmospheric rivers deluge parts of the ...
Sep 25, 2024 · A series of atmospheric rivers has been moving across British Columbia’s north and central coasts and spreading into the Interior, bringing heavy rain. The River Forecast Centre is maintaining high-stream flow advisories and several flood watches throughout the province, while a higher-level flood warning has been downgraded for the Telkwa ...
'Caucus cohesion' key for B.C. Conservatives future: political expert
4 days ago · Segal said Conservatives will be taking their place in the legislature during a "big transition period" for the centre-right in British Columbia following B.C. United's decision to fold its campaign in August. "So caucus cohesion is going to be key to getting work done," she said. Another key is fostering new young political voices, who can ...
Boundary Region sees spike in road collisions and fatalities
Dec 28, 2023 · A single vehicle collision on the corner of Coalchute Road and North Fork Road was among several that happened in the Boundary Region the week before Christmas. Photo: Karen McKinley
Northern Lights could shine over B.C. again
Oct 11, 2024 · Space Weather Canada's forecast shows the Northern Lights could make one more appearance over B.C. Friday night. The 24-hour forecast shows "stormy" and "major storm intervals" in the sub-auroral area, which the majority of B.C. is in. People across the province have been able to witness the spectacle this week following a geomagnetic storm. A major geomagnetic storm watch is in effect until ...