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City continues to work with geotechnical engineers on mudslide investigation

City continues to work with geotechnical engineers on mudslide investigation

Residents of building evacuated after Jan. 17 slide return home but evacuation alert remains.

Finance Minister Selina Robinson has promised a budget that will boost the economy while funding NDP priorities.

Kamloops RCMP said they arrested five people and issued more than 40 tickets after a "Maskless Monday" protest in a grocery store.

Two residents of Sumas Prairie in the Abbotsford, B.C., area near the Canada-U.S. border have launched a class ...

Evacuation order issued for Deka Lake in the Cariboo SHARE ON: Deka Lake Alert Pursuant to the BC Emergency Program Act, an Evacuation Order has been issued by the Cariboo Regional District for Deka Lake, which is west of 100 Mile House. Due to immediate danger to  life safety due to fire, members of the RCMP or other groups will be expediting this action. WHAT YOU SHOULD DO:  immediately South Cariboo Recreation Centre, 175 Airport Road, 100 Mile House, BC. Close all windows and doors Do n...

B.C. Wildfires: Lytton residents ordered to evacuate as catastrophic wildfire overtakes village David Carrigg , Mike Raptis © Provided by Vancouver Sun A wildfire spread through the village of Lytton on Wednesday, prompting an evacuation order for its 300 residents (Credit: 2 Rivers Remix Society) Replay Video Skip Ad Lytton, B.C., has gone from Canada’s hottest location to its most dangerous as a nearby wildfire spread to the village on Wednesday evening leading to a mass...

Article content Mayor Jan Polderman ordered all residents to evacuate immediately due to a “fire event” within the village of 300 at around 6 p.m. This came a day after the village posted a Canadian record 49.6ºC as a heat wave gripped the province. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or B.C. Wildfires: Lytton evacuated as catastrophic wildfire destroys 90 per cent of village Back to video The order stated “because of the potential danger to li...

Police can and will issue fines for travel violations under the BC Emergency Program Act, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich, who provided a case-in-point as follows: "On Saturday, May 29, at 5:15 p.m., a BC Highway Patrol officer was conducting a vehicle patrol when he was alerted to a man in distress on Seven Mile Dam Road in Trail," Wicentowich said. "Trail and