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Canfor extends sawmill curtailments

Canfor extends sawmill curtailments

Expected restart date for PG Sawmill now January 30
Remarkable photos show Big White staff clearing snow from chairlift

Remarkable photos show Big White staff clearing snow from chairlift

"Still a lot of work to do."
Seventh B.C. company from Bridgemark case cited by commission

Seventh B.C. company from Bridgemark case cited by commission

G2 Energy Corp. (Green 2 Blue Energy Corp.) is among seven companies from the Bridgemark case to face a hearing notice for misrepresentations made to investors. Up to four hearings may be heard at the B.C. Securities Commission in 2023.
B.C. government increases homeowner grant limit as home values rise by 12 per cent

B.C. government increases homeowner grant limit as home values rise by 12 per cent

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is boosting the homeowner grant threshold to $2.125 million for this year as average property values increase by 12 per cent. The government says in a statement that resetting the threshold from $1.
Injured skier plucked from Mount Cain in nighttime lift

Injured skier plucked from Mount Cain in nighttime lift

The rescue on Mount Cain was a complicated event due to the conditions and the tricky location of the fallen skier on the edge of a bowl.
Patients say they couldn't get COVID booster while in Greater Victoria hospitals

Patients say they couldn't get COVID booster while in Greater Victoria hospitals

After hearing complaints, Island Health now says COVID vaccination will be offered once a month to patients at Gorge Road Hospital.
‘Guess who’s singing’: Prince George choir goes viral on TikTok

‘Guess who’s singing’: Prince George choir goes viral on TikTok

Nove Voce’s TikTok videos have been seen by millions around the world
Man, 70, dies following New Year's Eve house fire in East Vancouver

Man, 70, dies following New Year's Eve house fire in East Vancouver

VANCOUVER — A 70-year-old man has died following a house fire on New Year's Eve in East Vancouver. Matthew Trudeau, public information officer with the Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services, says crews were called to the home just before 9 p.m.
Man arrested in Victoria assaults where women were splashed with chemical liquid

Man arrested in Victoria assaults where women were splashed with chemical liquid

VICTORIA — Police in Victoria are looking for more potential victims or witnesses after a man was arrested for a series of assaults in the city's downtown where women were allegedly splashed with a burning liquid.
B.C.'s health minister supports COVID-19 testing for travellers from China

B.C.'s health minister supports COVID-19 testing for travellers from China

British Columbia's health minister says he supports Ottawa's decision to temporarily require people flying from China, Hong Kong and Macao to test negative for COVID-19 before leaving for Canada, beginning in early January.