B.C. News

PORT ALBERNI — A wildfire near Port Alberni, B.C., that spurred evacuations and a state of local emergency last week has been downgraded again, leaving the province without any wildfires of note.

RICHMOND — B.C.'s anti-gang agency says it has reached a milestone in a years-long investigation now that a woman who admitted to money laundering is set to be sentenced.

Nations say one-month Joffre closure falls short, leaving little time for cultural practices or research on visitor impacts

'Today we're taking the time to mend our hearts, and we call upon all our spiritual leaders to help'

Owner Peter Willis has asked the province for permission to allow short-term rentals so the house can generate a more “sustainable income.”

The site spans two lots on Beach Drive in Oak Bay, a district under pressure to increase housing supply.

VICTORIA — An urgent care clinic for children at Victoria General Hospital will shut on Sept. 1 for an unspecified period, with the local health authority citing heavy workload, physician burnout, and problems with retention.

The Mount Underwood wildfire on Vancouver Island is no longer burning out of control, but the power outages and road closures that it triggered are dragging on.

OKANAGAN FALLS — British Columbia's government has appointed a facilitator to help create the province's first new municipality in 15 years, after residents of Okanagan Falls in the southern Interior voted to incorporate five months ago.

British Columbia fishing guide Dean Werk says he was getting calls last week from keen anglers wondering if this would be their year. "Do you think there's going to be a salmon opening, Dean?" Now they have the answer.