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'Are you ready': Clearwater mayor advises on wildfire preparedness as Cariboo blazes force evacuations - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
12+ hour, 7+ min ago (684+ words) Published 12:20 pm Saturday, July 25, 2026 Clearwater’s mayor is advising residents to be prepared as wildfires burn throughout the Cariboo and threaten communities. On Friday, July 24, just under 600 residents of the Village of Clinton and the surrounding area were put under evacuation…...
Man dies in Lumby tractor fire - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (229+ words) Published 11:21 am Thursday, July 23, 2026 An out-of-control grass fire took the life of a man on a farm near Lumby Wednesday. Vernon North Okanagan RCMP were called to a rural property in the 1300 block of Trinity Valley Road July 22 around 2:25 p.m. for…...
Photo of the day: Sunsets - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (62+ words) Photo of the day: Sunsets Fort St. James Caledonia Courier Published 4:00 am Thursday, July 23, 2026 Taken by Taylor Hansen. Prince George RCMP search for man wanted on multiple charges Northerners benefit from menstrual product campaign Heat warning in effect for B.C.’s…...
Electricity demand breaks record amid heat wave, BC Hydro says - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (114+ words) Published 5:22 pm Wednesday, July 22, 2026 BC Hydro says customers set a new all-time summer peak electricity demand on Tuesday. Between 5 and 6 p.m. – the hour customers use the most electricity – usage reached 8,715 megawatts, surpassing the previous summer record of 8,652 megawatts set in August…...
RCMP Black Hawk helicopters were bid to placate Trump: report - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (401+ words) Published 5:45 pm Wednesday, July 22, 2026 A Langley B.C. visit by an RCMP Black Hawk helicopter was part of an attempt to appease U.S. President Donald Trump, according to an investigative report published by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) newspaper in the U.S. At the…...
EDITORIAL: Public office must be viewed as a job - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (361+ words) Published 11:50 am Wednesday, July 22, 2026 Local government elections are a serious matter. On Oct. 17, voters in British Columbia will cast ballots for their mayor and council candidates, regional district representatives, school trustees, some parks boards, community commissions and the Islands Trusts,…...
Wildfires close portions of Highway 1, 3 - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (142+ words) Published 9:19 am Wednesday, July 22, 2026 By Hope Standard Staff Closures to portions of Highway 1 and 3 remain in effect on Wednesday morning (July 22) due to wildfires near Boston Bar and Manning Park respectively. Highway 1 is closed for a 41.2-kilometre stretch between Hell’s…...
Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee MP vocal over provincial strategy 'failures' - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (850+ words) Published 5:04 pm Tuesday, July 21, 2026 As the Member of Parliament (MP) for Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee, Scott Anderson vows not to stay silent because issues may fall under another level of government. Standing in front of Vernon city council Monday, July 20, Anderson – who…...
Suspect in 2022 Quebec murder arrested in B.C. - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (194+ words) Published 1:23 pm Tuesday, July 21, 2026 A man wanted for a 2022 murder in Quebec was arrested in B.C. after police searched a home in Burnaby. Lee Van Smat Germain was wanted on an outstanding warrant in connection with the May 11, 2022 homicide of Sébastien…...
Evacuation orders issued for Pear Lake fire near Clinton - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (531+ words) Published 6:41 pm Monday, July 20, 2026 Two regional districts have issued evacuation orders in response to the Pear Lake wildfire, burning approximately 20 kilometres southwest of Clinton in the B.C. Interior. On Monday, July 20 the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) issued an evacuation order for…...