B.C. News

Scott Burley says he’ll never forget where he came from, and will not walk away from his commitment to leaving the community — especially the most vulnerable — a little better off than he found it.

PRINCE GEORGE — The City of Prince George declared a Level 1 emergency as the ice jam on the Nechako River reached the confluence of the Fraser River. Level 1 means there is a “heightened awareness” in place, city spokesman Mike Kellett said.

British Columbia’s worker-safety agency says more employers are replacing the beep-beep-beep backup alarm on vehicles with white noise for safety’s sake. WorkSafe B.C.

Hotel and resort guests in B.C. who are unable to finish their glass of wine before last call in the on-site bar or lounge soon will be able to drain the glass in the privacy of their rooms.

VANCOUVER — The Crown is seeking a 31Ú2-year-jail term for a North Vancouver man convicted in connection with a nationwide scam that counselled hundreds of people to evade paying their income taxes. In October, B.C.

VANCOUVER — Design requirements mean that if a cable-stay bridge replaces the George Massey Tunnel, it won’t have the same issues with “ice bombs” as the Port Mann and Alex Fraser bridges, according to the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructur

Specific design requirements mean that if a cable-stay bridge replaces the George Massey Tunnel then it won’t have the same issues with “ice bombs” as the Port Mann and Alex Fraser bridges, according to the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructu

An attempt to create a new association called Realtors of B.C. by amalgamating six regional real estate boards has failed. Although a majority of real estate agents in Greater Vancouver, Okanagan, Kamloops and Northern B.C.

LANGLEY — The fire at a Langley condominium complex that left dozens homeless on Sunday likely wouldn’t have taken hold if it had been built under newer practices for placing additional sprinklers in four-storey wood-frame buildings, according to the

Fraser Valley residents will likely wake up to a messy Monday morning commute after a weekend snow dump blanketed parts of the region, particularly Chilliwack and areas eastward, in more than 30 centimetres of snow.