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NH Connections Buses ‘exclusively for people travelling for health reasons’

Greyhound is looking to shut down its services in northern BC. One reason it sited to the BC Passenger Transportation Board was difficulty competing with subsidized services, like Northern...

New PWB campaign will help reforest BC

Pacific Western Brewing will help reforest our province through its new "Cariboo Cares" campaign. Announced this morning, the brewery will donate $0.25 from every 6-pack sold in September to Summit...

2017 Now Likely BC’s Most Costly Wildfire Season

Story was written by George Henderson in the mycariboonow.com newsroom Another milestone in what has been, on many fronts, an unprecedented wildfire season in the province. Kevin Skrepnek is the Chief...

New Challenge in Fighting BC’s Largest Wildfire Ever

Story was written by George Henderson in the mycariboonow.com newsroom Crews fighting the Plateau Fire - the largest recorded wildfire in BC’s history - are now dealing with a...

BC Wildfire Update: Wednesday, August 23

There are now 138 wildfires burning in BC, just five more than Tuesday's update. That brings the season total to 1,076 fires, and 1,024,782 hectares lost. Suppression efforts sit...

Auditor General has concerns with province’s financial statements

BC's Auditor General Carol Bellringer has looked at the provincial government's Summary Financial Statements. While she feels the province's statements are fair, she is expressing concerns (referred to as...

BC Wildfire Update: Sunday, August 20

Currently, there are 137 wildfires burning across the province, including 12 ones that started up Saturday. Since April 1st, there's been over 1,057 reported fires, and suppression efforts have cost...

Solar Eclipse Monday morning

North America will experience a total solar eclipse Monday morning. The moon will completely block out the sun for a few minutes throughout the United States. In Northern BC, about...

BC Wildfire Update: August 17, 2017

Wildfires have burned more than 900,000 hectares of BC's forests this year. "In terms of area burned, 2017 is...

Federation of Labour wants $15/h minimum wage sooner

The BC Federation of Labour believes the province's plan to up the minimum hourly rate is a step in...

Fire Season now most destructive on record

"This year is far and away the worst we've ever seen in terms of hectares burned," says Fire Information...

BC is on track for ‘worst fire season on record:’ Wildfire Service

Wildfires are still tearing through the province at an incredible rate. The BC Wildfire Service's most recent estimate is 845,000...

Fire season surpasses 1,000 BC blazes

Currently, there are 163 wildfires burning across the province, including a whopping 28 new ones that started up Saturday. BC...

148 blazes currently burning in BC, over 950 this fire season

There have been 954 wildfires in BC since April 1st, destroying more than 621,000 hectares. Currently, there are 148...

Wildfire Victims Getting lots of Support

Written by George Henderson in our www.mycariboonow.com newsroom Private donations to the Canadian Red Cross to help out the victims of...

Over 604,000 hectares lost to wildfires

There are currently 146 fires burning in BC, including 17 new ones that started up Monday. Since April 1st,...
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Property sales rise and fall across the Bulkley Valley and Lakes District

The Bulkley Valley and Lakes District saw mixed results...

Report makes six recommendations on event safety after Lapu Lapu festival tragedy

A report commissioned by the B.C. government after a deadly attack at the Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver makes a number of recommendations to improve security at public events.

Shoreline health survey being conducted at Francois Lake

Francois Lake’s shoreline is getting a checkup this summer...

B.C. SPCA welcomes proposed ban on exotic cats

The B.C. SPCA is welcoming proposed regulations from the B.C. government to ban all exotic cat species. 

RCMP seeking two men after explosion outside MLA Bowinn Ma’s North Van office

RCMP have released images of two men they believe were involved in an explosion last month in North Vancouver, which damaged the front door of the building housing the constituency office of B.C. NDP MLA and cabinet minister Bowinn Ma.