BC INTERIOR NEWS

B.C. gas-leak probe blames EnCana for string of failures
February 4, 2010
Not only did company's equipment fail, report says, its emergency-response plan did, too.
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Whooping cough outbreak hits B.C.'s West Kootenay
February 4, 2010
Health officials in the region said it has been two years since they have seen a case of whooping cough, but suddenly there are 19 confirmed cases of the infectious bacterial disease, which is also known as pertussis.
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3-truck crash kills 2 near Revelstoke, B.C.
February 3, 2010
A crash involving three tractor-trailers has killed two Calgary men and left a trail of twisted debris along a stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway east of Revelstoke, B.C.
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Onlookers passive as homeless man beaten
February 2, 2010
A Kelowna, B.C., man was badly beaten by four men Sunday night in full view of passersby, but no one came to his aid or called 911, police say.
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Drug-ferrying helicopter seized: RCMP
February 1, 2010
The Bell 206-B Jet Ranger was seized last week from a rural property near Nelson and moved to an R.C.M.P. compound, police said Monday.
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Some living in cities and towns outside Vancouver skeptical of Olympic benefits
January 31, 2010
Residents of Prince George, where the lives of so many people can be traced in the streaks of grey steam rising from the city's pulp and wood mills, talk about next month's Winter Games in equivocations.
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Kitimat paper mill shuts its doors
January 31, 2010
The Eurocan paper mill in Kitimat, B.C., shut down production on Sunday after more than 40 years in operation.
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Some living in cities and towns outside Vancouver skeptical of Olympic benefits
January 29, 2010
Residents of Prince George, where the lives of so many people can be traced in the streaks of grey steam rising from the city's pulp and wood mills, talk about next month's Winter Games in equivocations.
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B.C. fruit growers in sour mood
January 29, 2010
Cash-strapped fruit farmers in the B.C. Interior need an emergency payment from the government to help them weather an acute financial crisis, federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz heard Friday in Kelowna.
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2 Ont. skiers plunge to deaths near B.C. resort
January 29, 2010
Two Ontario skiers were killed after they slid over a cliff in an out-of-bounds area near the Revelstoke Mountain ski resort in southeastern B.C., police said.
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New teaching hospital opens
January 25, 2010
Up to 40 medical students are expected to begin using the campus immediately, including residents in family medicine and specialty training as well as postgraduate rural family medicine students.
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Building at B.C. golf resort burns down; no injuries
January 24, 2010
The fire was reported Sunday morning at the 108 Resort in 108 Mile Ranch, a small community about 500 kilometres northeast of Vancouver.
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Ottawa erred on B.C. mine review: court
January 21, 2009
The Supreme Court sided with the appellant, MiningWatch Canada, which had argued that the Red Chris mine project did not go through a full federal environmental study.
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Snowmobiler died trying to save friend
January 20, 2010
The 30-year-old died after being caught in a small avalanche while riding in the mountains near Sicamous, B.C., late Monday evening.
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In Depth

Change your water-wasting ways B.C., or be left high and dry; report
In a report released last week, the Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council points out that B.C.’s population is growing, our rates of water consumption are among the highest in the world and that climate change is leading to hotter weather and smaller snowpacks, further reducing the supply of freshwater.