Winning $15-Million Lotto Max Ticket purchased in Vancouver expires in August
Where were you last August? If a person was in Vancouver and purchased a lottery ticket, be sure to check your beach bags, suitcases, glove boxes or anywhere else for a winning $15-million Lotto Max ticket that will expire at midnight on August 13, 2022. BCLC is encouraging players who purchased a ticket for the August 13, ...
BBB Scam Alert: Watch Out For Rental Scams This Summer
With rising costs, low vacancy rates, and high demands for both short and long-term rentals, BBB anticipates that rental scams will be on the rise this summer. “Students are looking to find their first homes after graduating from school, add that on to the pressure of families looking for vacation rentals, and this is the ...
Nohomin Creek aerial mapped at 2,058 hectares
BC Wildfire Service said Monday that the Nohomin Creek blaze is now been aerial mapped at 2,058 hectares — this change in size is attributed to the growth that occurred yesterday afternoon upslope on the west flank of the fire. “A warming and drying trend is forecasted beginning (Monday),” the BC Wildfire website said. “With...
COVID-19 vaccine protection soon to be available for children under 5
Approximately 208,000 eligible infants and children in British Columbia between six months and four years of age will soon be able to receive vaccine protection against COVID-19. Following Health Canada’s approval of the Moderna vaccine, and the National Advisory Committee on Immunization’s (NACI) recommendation on its use,...
BC Boaters, Anglers, Swimmers urged to ‘Clean, Drain, Dry’ Equipment on heels of Historic Invasive Mussels Decontamination
BC’s Conservation Officer Service recently completed its largest decontamination of invasive mussels to date recently, intercepting an infested barge heading to Lower Mainland waters from Lake Ontario. In so doing, the Conservation Officer Service prevented this invasive species from entering BC waters, and causing disastrous...
One phone call was enough to interrupt a possible child luring incident
Two City of Nanaimo employees with a keen sense of awareness are being credited with interrupting a potentially dangerous child luring incident, that involved a man in his 50s and a female youth between the ages of 11and15. The incident occurred at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday June 29, 2022, at Robins Park in south ...
B.C.’s COVID-19 immunization plan continues with fall boosters
People in B.C. can look ahead to their next COVID-19 vaccine dose with the Province announcing a fall booster program as the next step in its COVID-19 immunization plan. B.C.’s COVID-19 vaccination strategy has helped keep people protected from the severe illness associated with getting this virus. With the fall and winter ...
BCHP-Revelstoke Trailer tire causes motorcyclist’s death
Police are asking witnesses to a fatal collision Sunday, according to RCMP BCHP Insp. Chad Badry. "On July 3, a trailer tire detached and fatally struck a motorcyclist on Hwy 1 near Revelstoke, B.C.," Badry said in a press release Tuesday. "At 2:20 pm, Revelstoke RCMP and BC Highway Patrol responded to a report of a collision...
Premier’s statement on bus accident involving students at Selkirk College
Premier John Horgan has issued the following statement about a bus accident that claimed a student’s life and injured others: “I was deeply saddened to learn of a serious bus accident involving students from Quebec attending an English-language program at Selkirk College in Castlegar. Sadly, one young life was lost and many...
RCMP search for witnesses following fatal crash on Highway 95A near Kimberley
Kimberley RCMP is asking for public assistance in regards to a fatal accident Friday on Highway 95A near Stirton Road, south of Marysville. RCMP said on Friday, June 24, 2022, at approximately 4:50 p.m., officers responded to a head-on collision involving two vehicles. "Upon arrival it was determined that a blue Dodge Journey...
