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The Boothroyd Indian Band, with the assistance of the BC Wildfire Service (BWS), will be conducting a cultural burn. (Boothroyd Indian Band)

Boothroyd Indian Band conducting cultural burn in the Fraser Zone on May 2

The cultural burn will take place with the assistance of the BC Wildfire Service

Jared Lowndes’ friend Jason Watt makes a statement at Lowndes’ memorial. Photo by Marc Kitteringham / Campbell River Mirror

First Nations Leadership Council joins call for probe into lack of police prosecutions

‘We are shocked and angered, and will not be backing down’ — FNLC

  • Apr 30, 2024
Six student and worker unions for the University of Victoria signed a letter urging the province to consider reforming post-secondary funding amid a $13 million budget cut. (Photo courtesy of UVic)

Univ. of Victoria unions call for post-secondary funding reform amid budget cuts

Student and worker unions call on the province for change during $13 million budget cuts

The Juan de Fuca Trail is on the west side of Vancouver Island. B.C. Parks says hikers should be prepared for uneven ground and slippery conditions. (Landon Copplestone/Contributed)

Hikers help free man trapped in waist-deep mud on popular B.C. trail

A hiker’s ordeal on the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail ends with help from strangers

The Juan de Fuca Trail is on the west side of Vancouver Island. B.C. Parks says hikers should be prepared for uneven ground and slippery conditions. (Landon Copplestone/Contributed)
(RCMP missing poster)

UPDATE: RCMP report missing Central Alberta family of six located safely

The Mani family last talked to family on April 3, but have not been seen since late March

(RCMP missing poster)
Bradner Road rest stop in Abbotsford on April 5. (Ryleigh Mulvihill/Abbotsford News)

Encampment at Abbotsford’s Bradner rest area displaced for construction

Rest area to close this summer; Ministry of Transportation will offer support

Bradner Road rest stop in Abbotsford on April 5. (Ryleigh Mulvihill/Abbotsford News)
From left to right: Hannah Lee, Teresa Lee and Nancy Golinia. Donations from the proposed petting days will go to the Prince Rupert Wildlife Centre, which is run by Golinia. (Seth Forward/The Northern View)

Goats welcomed back to downtown Prince Rupert after council overturns ban

Moby Dick Inn owner Teresa Lee is planning to open up petting sessions for families this summer

From left to right: Hannah Lee, Teresa Lee and Nancy Golinia. Donations from the proposed petting days will go to the Prince Rupert Wildlife Centre, which is run by Golinia. (Seth Forward/The Northern View)
A small wildfire was discovered west of Merritt on Tuesday, Apr. 2. (BC Wildfire Map)
A small wildfire was discovered west of Merritt on Tuesday, Apr. 2. (BC Wildfire Map)
Community members tried to save a beached mother orca near the village of Zeballos on Vancouver Island on Saturday, March 24, 2024. (Screenshot/Tracy Smith/Facebook)
Community members tried to save a beached mother orca near the village of Zeballos on Vancouver Island on Saturday, March 24, 2024. (Screenshot/Tracy Smith/Facebook)
Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada president Lisa Koperqualuk, Heiltsuk Hereditary Chief Harvey Humchitt, Chief Marilyn, Coun. Maria Martin and traditional leader Rory Housty appear as a delegation before the International Maritime Organization in London, England Monday, March 18. (Heiltsuk Nation photo)

B.C. First Nation shares concerns over oil spills with UN

‘Right now the only losses compensated are economic’: Heiltsuk Chief Marilyn Slett

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada president Lisa Koperqualuk, Heiltsuk Hereditary Chief Harvey Humchitt, Chief Marilyn, Coun. Maria Martin and traditional leader Rory Housty appear as a delegation before the International Maritime Organization in London, England Monday, March 18. (Heiltsuk Nation photo)
It is not known at this time when the cats and kittens will be available for adoption. (BC SPCA photo)

BC SPCA rescues 18 cats and 2 kittens from Delta home

Followed an investigation into suspected animal neglect

It is not known at this time when the cats and kittens will be available for adoption. (BC SPCA photo)
A special weather statement was issued by Environment Canada on Monday morning (Feb. 26) for the Lower Mainland with snow and rain expected to begin Tuesday evening (Feb. 27). /File Photo

Snow and rain expected Tuesday for Lower Mainland

Environment Canada issues weather statement for wintry precipitation

A special weather statement was issued by Environment Canada on Monday morning (Feb. 26) for the Lower Mainland with snow and rain expected to begin Tuesday evening (Feb. 27). /File Photo
Kelowna city council members and Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Housing at STEP Place. (Jacqueline Gelineau/ Capital News)
Kelowna city council members and Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Housing at STEP Place. (Jacqueline Gelineau/ Capital News)
Colleen Findlay’s killer, Jeremy Wade Vojkovic, has been allowed a unescorted temporary absence from prison, to attend a Vancouver Island facility. (Pixabay)

Convicted murderer of Maple Ridge mom granted leave to treatment centre

Teen killer, now 37, gets unescorted temporary absence on Vancouver Island

Colleen Findlay’s killer, Jeremy Wade Vojkovic, has been allowed a unescorted temporary absence from prison, to attend a Vancouver Island facility. (Pixabay)
An Abbotsford women refused to believe a fellow gym patron was a woman and insisted she did not belong in the She’s Fit section at Trevor Linden Fitness.

VIDEO: Abbotsford woman berated at gym for working out in women’s only section

Parneet Khangura told by fellow patron to leave female section of Abbotsford gym despite being woman

An Abbotsford women refused to believe a fellow gym patron was a woman and insisted she did not belong in the She’s Fit section at Trevor Linden Fitness.
Mail delivery has been suspended on Vancouver Island and the City of Vancouver for Wed, Jan. 17 due to snow. (Photo by Canada Post)

Canada Post suspends delivery on Island, Metro Vancouver due to weather

Vancouver Island, Vancouver under red alert

  • Jan 17, 2024
Mail delivery has been suspended on Vancouver Island and the City of Vancouver for Wed, Jan. 17 due to snow. (Photo by Canada Post)
Snow is expected to continue to fall through to early this evening (Jan. 17) in the Lower Mainland, with schools closed throughout the region./City of Mission Photo

Snow continues to fall in Lower Mainland as schools close

Weather warning from Environment Canada remains in effect with snow expected until early evening

Snow is expected to continue to fall through to early this evening (Jan. 17) in the Lower Mainland, with schools closed throughout the region./City of Mission Photo
Heavy snow and blowing snow overnight in the forecast. (Black Press file)

‘Hazardous’ conditions when snowstorm hits Fraser Valley, Lower Mainland

Storm warning calls for heavy snow over coast with accumulations up to 20-25 cm in some sections

Heavy snow and blowing snow overnight in the forecast. (Black Press file)
Weather alert issued for region by EC.

Snow, possibly freezing rain for Fraser Valley, Metro Vancouver

Moisture meeting arctic air over south coast could bring wintery mix to south coast in next system

Weather alert issued for region by EC.
An arctic outflow warning from Environment Canada remains in effect on Friday (Jan. 12) with cold weather hitting the Lower Mainland. /Pixabay Photo
An arctic outflow warning from Environment Canada remains in effect on Friday (Jan. 12) with cold weather hitting the Lower Mainland. /Pixabay Photo

Morning wind chill exceeds -20 C in Lower Mainland; weather warning remains

Frigid temperatures expected to stay until at least Saturday afternoon, Environment Canada says

An arctic outflow warning from Environment Canada remains in effect on Friday (Jan. 12) with cold weather hitting the Lower Mainland. /Pixabay Photo
An arctic outflow warning from Environment Canada remains in effect on Friday (Jan. 12) with cold weather hitting the Lower Mainland. /Pixabay Photo