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VICTORIA - The Province is partnering with Technical Safety BC and the BC Professional Fire Fighters' Burn Fund to raise awareness about preventing home fires and injuries during Burn Awareness . . .
"Even one injury or one death due to electrical fire is too many. These days, people are spending more time at home due to the pandemic, so now is a great time to check for any electrical hazards in your home," said Jennifer Rice, Parliamentary Secretary for Emergency Preparedness. "I encourage everyone in B.C. to invest in the safety of their loved ones by taking a few minutes to prevent an emergency situation from happening at home." In order to prevent electrical fires and burns, people are advised to: * have all electrical work done by a licensed electrician; * only use one heat-produ...
Feb 8, 2021 12:06 AM Russ Byth Get ready for an Arctic blast to hit the valley this week. Environment Canada says temperatures over Interior regions will be 10 to 20 degrees below the seasonal average. That means overnight lows at, or below minus-20 by mid-week and daytime highs not much warmer than minus-10. If you’re going to disobey the quarantine rules, don’t be an idiot and go out speeding. A driver near Whistler, was pulled over for speeding, but then police found out that he had returned home from abroad only 9 days earlier and was supposed to be self isolating. F...