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Cranbrook Habitat for Humanity housing project breaks ground
4+ hour, 32+ min ago (611+ words) Published 1:11 pm Sunday, July 26, 2026 Officials and dignitaries officially broke ground on a new housing project in Cranbrook headed up by Habitat for Humanity Southeast B.C. with a sod-turning ceremony on July 24. The project is a duplex in a Cranbrook residential neighbourhood…...
RV technician, carpentry trades spots coming to VIU, B.C. gov't announces
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (433+ words) Published 1:30 pm Saturday, July 25, 2026 More carpentry and recreational vehicle technician apprentices from Vancouver Island University will be trained, the B.C. government has announced. At a Friday, July 24 media conference at VIU’s Nanaimo campus, B.C. Minister of Post-secondary Education and Future Skills…...
Evacuation alert lifted for City of Kimberley
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (568+ words) Published 2:40 pm Saturday, July 25, 2026 An evacuation alert has been lifted for all properties within the City of Kimberley due to progress made on the Matthews Creek wildfire burning west of the municipality. However, an evacuation alert remains in effect for…...
B.C. allowing Tilbury gas terminal expansion to circumvent Utilities Commission
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (580+ words) Published 4:10 pm Friday, July 24, 2026 B.C.’s energy minister signed an order on Friday to allow the $2-billion expansion of a natural gas refuelling terminal in Delta to go ahead without the normal approvals from the B.C. Utilities Commission. The move, executed…...
Michael Kenneth Pierce
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (375+ words) Published July 24, 2026 In loving memory ~ October 1, 1938 to October 21, 2025 Michael Kenneth Pierce was born to Jewel Smith and Kenneth Hale in Oakland, California on October 1, 1938. His parents later divorced and he was adopted by his stepfather Earl Pierce. Mike passed away…...
Jeremy McArthur
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (86+ words) Published July 24, 2026 In Loving Memory ~ Jeremy McArthur, 71, passed away on July 9, 2026 surrounded by family. He was so loved and will be sadly missed. Jeremy leaves behind his wife of 43 years, Eva, children: Elizabeth, John (Xena), Alastair (Carlie), Thomas (Maya) and…...
Victoria sees small bump in 2025 crime stats
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (463+ words) Published 4:00 pm Friday, July 24, 2026 Though B.C. saw minuscule reductions in the crime severity index over 2025, Victoria saw a small rise in crime throughout the year. In a news release, Public Safety Minister Nina Krieger boasted about the numbers that were released…...
Privacy watchdog finds Saanich police officer committed privacy breach
2+ day, 43+ min ago (633+ words) Published 5:00 pm Friday, July 24, 2026 The Saanich Police Department is reviewing a number of recommendations made by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) after the office found an officer shared private information about a file he was working…...
Cory Mitchell Fisher
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (443+ words) Published July 24, 2026 In Loving Memory ~ Having lived an extraordinary life of 36 years, Cory Mitchell Fisher joined his Grandpa and Papa in heaven on Saturday June 13, 2026 after an unexpected medical complication at the Comox Valley Hospital with his mom by his…...
Gerald William Siddall
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (209+ words) Today in BC Published July 24, 2026 In Loving Memory ~ December 23rd, 1941 – June 27th, 2026 Dad was an extremely hard and dedicated worker all his life, even well into his 80’s, and he was always there to help anyone out in any way he could....