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Kamloops councillor wants to change threshold for emergency shelters from -10 C to 0 C

Kamloops councillor wants to change threshold for emergency shelters from -10 C to 0 C

The BC Heat Committee recommends cold weather response plans for people experiencing homelessness be enacted when daily low temperatures are forecast to be 0 C or colder
Driver hurt after car plunges from multi-storey parking lot at University of B.C.

Driver hurt after car plunges from multi-storey parking lot at University of B.C.

VANCOUVER — A driver was extracted from the wreckage of their car in a complex rescue operation after the vehicle plunged through the concrete wall of a multi-storey parking lot at the University of British Columbia. Capt.
Partnership paves way for rare earth elements mine north of Prince George

Partnership paves way for rare earth elements mine north of Prince George

McLeod Lake Indian Band and Defense Metals teaming up on Wicheeda Project east of Bear Lake to produce magnetic metals used in cell phones, electric vehicles and levitation trains
UPDATE: Delta Mayor calls for review into Fortis gas leak

UPDATE: Delta Mayor calls for review into Fortis gas leak

FortisBC issues apology after mayor pens scathing letter to energy company.
B.C. announces funding for eight manufacturing projects

B.C. announces funding for eight manufacturing projects

The funding intends to support new resource-sector jobs
Mayor of Delta, B.C., condemns lack of notification from FortisBC on odorous gas leak

Mayor of Delta, B.C., condemns lack of notification from FortisBC on odorous gas leak

DELTA, B.C. — The mayor of Delta, B.C., is calling the lack of communication from FortisBC "an egregious oversight" after the utility didn't notify the public for more than four hours after a leak at a renewable gas plant.
BC Hydro to spend $36 billion on infrastructure over next 10 years, Eby says

BC Hydro to spend $36 billion on infrastructure over next 10 years, Eby says

New construction on those hydro projects is expected to spark a labour-force growth spurt that will result in between 10,500 and 12,500 jobs annually.
Turtle found frozen in Okanagan Lake ice

Turtle found frozen in Okanagan Lake ice

Wildlife specialist confirms local turtles traditionally hibernate during the winter months by burying themselves into the mud to avoid sub-freezing temperatures.
Kelowna woman describes moment an owl dive-bombed her dog

Kelowna woman describes moment an owl dive-bombed her dog

Sarah Michaud says she was walking her German shepherd at Kelowna's newest waterfront park Monday evening when she was dive-bombed by an owl.
Toxin linked to tire wear found in water samples from Colquitz tributary

Toxin linked to tire wear found in water samples from Colquitz tributary

Known as 6PPD-Quinone or 6PPD-Q, the substance was detected in water samples taken by volunteers in Gabo Creek, a salmon-bearing tributary of the Colquitz River