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Site C hearings: Dam raises concerns about mercury-contaminated fish

Site C hearings: Dam raises concerns about mercury-contaminated fish

Contaminated fish were a concern brought up at yesterday’s Site C hearing.
Comox Valley child-care fraudster received $357,000

Comox Valley child-care fraudster received $357,000

A Vancouver Island woman effortlessly tricked B.C.’s government into handing her $357,000 for nothing in an online billing scheme involving several non-existent childcare clubs over two years.
North Shore Rescue team leader Tim Jones dies suddenly on Mount Seymour

North Shore Rescue team leader Tim Jones dies suddenly on Mount Seymour

VANCOUVER — It seems that just about anyone who encountered Tim Jones has an inspirational story to tell.
Cyclist Sebastian Salas suspended two years for doping violation

Cyclist Sebastian Salas suspended two years for doping violation

Vancouver cyclist Sebastian Salas has received a two-year suspension for “tampering with doping control” during in-competition testing last summer, the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today.
Site C hearings: B.C. Hydro hands Fort St. John $1-million ‘final offer’

Site C hearings: B.C. Hydro hands Fort St. John $1-million ‘final offer’

“Empowering the province should not disempower Fort St. John,” said Mayor Lori Ackerman after B.C. Hydro offered the city $1 million per year to mitigate the effects of the dam.
Site C hearings: The land is not for sale, grand chief says

Site C hearings: The land is not for sale, grand chief says

There’s no doubt in Grand Chief Stewart Phillip’s mind that the proposed Site C dam violates Treaty 8, the 1899 agreement between Queen Victoria and various First Nations of the Lesser Slave Lake area, and that it should be rejected.
Fake Ferrari erupts in flames, destroying waterfront home

Fake Ferrari erupts in flames, destroying waterfront home

Firefighters hindered by inadequate water supply in small community
Coal spill poses risk to aquatic life in Burnaby's Silver Creek

Coal spill poses risk to aquatic life in Burnaby's Silver Creek

Debris from derailment creates a small island
Site C hearings: Men watched as rising floodwaters killed moose

Site C hearings: Men watched as rising floodwaters killed moose

It was a bone-chilling day when Brian Churchill was called out, near -35 C by his estimation, to save the lives of dozens of moose and bears that had found themselves stranded by the rising waters along the Peace River.
Highway 16 head-on crash kills one near Fraser Lake

Highway 16 head-on crash kills one near Fraser Lake

Alcohol is believed to be a factor in a deadly crash on Highway 16 east of Fraser Lake on Friday night. At approximately 8:25 p.m.