5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (532+ words) Published 2: 05 pm Friday, June 19, 2026 Premier David Eby and Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs Christie Boyle flank North Cowichan Mayor Rob Douglas in Vancouver on June 18. The trio discussed solutions to the growing homelessness, addiction, and mental health crisis affecting…...

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5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (465+ words) Published 4: 15 pm Friday, June 19, 2026 Early days at the Warfield pool. (Warfield Centennial Pool/Facebook) Trail Daily Times ad circa April 1969. A funny thing happens whenever I visit the archives looking for one story. I always end up finding another. That…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (371+ words) Published 9: 24 am Friday, June 19, 2026 The RDEK board approved up to $19, 170 towards a geophysical study of the Elko head ponds that will be conducted by Living Lakes Canada. The study, conducted by Living Lakes Canada in partnership with the Collective for…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (611+ words) Published 3: 27 pm Friday, June 19, 2026 A parade of First Nations people from across the region made their way in downtown Williams Lake to Boitanio Park to further celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day on Friday, June 19. The morning parade started on First…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (142+ words) Published 2: 18 pm Friday, June 19, 2026 The Grasshopper Mountain wildfire near Princeton is now considered held. The blaze sparked on Tuesday, June 16, in the afternoon and grew to an estimated 75. 2 hectares. An evacuation alert remains in place for the properties west of…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (207+ words) Published 11: 58 am Friday, June 19, 2026 Two of Penticton's most recognizable food and drink brands have joined forces. Elma Snack Kitchen, a new concept from the team behind Turkish-inspired business Elma Restaurant, can now be seen serving its food on the patio…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago  (488+ words) Published 10: 00 am Friday, June 19, 2026 Wording in the District of Sicamous" zoning bylaw opened a can of worms regarding sea cans in commercial and industrial zones. Sicamous council recently cracked down on the increasing use of sea cans on both business…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago  (292+ words) Published 1: 37 pm Friday, June 19, 2026 By Matthew Claxton and Heather Colpitts A barn was destroyed by fire on 232 Street in rural Langley on Friday, June 19. (1st Due Media) Emergency vehicles lined up along 232 Street on June 19 near the site of a barn…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (220+ words) Published 11: 23 am Friday, June 19, 2026 B. C. has approved a major expansion for Northwest B. C. s Red Chris Mine, allowing the open-pit mine to be extended underground and prolonging operations to at least 2038. The approval is the second assessment undertaken through an agreement with…...