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BC INTERIOR NEWS
Skier killed in B.C. avalanche
February 3, 2011
A skier has been killed in an avalanche near Kaslo, in southeastern B.C.
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Trans Mountain twinning decision pending; pipeline goes through Kamloops
January 18, 2011
Kinder Morgan Canada expects to know within a month whether it will proceed with plans to twin the Trans Mountain oil pipeline, a B.C. Interior project worth an estimated $4 billion.
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SPCA probes puppy mill allegations
January 12, 2011
Reports to the SPCA about the puppies came from people in the transportation industry and pinpoint breeders in communities such as 100 Mile House, Nazko and Fort Fraser.
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B.C. funeral draws 1,000 firefighters
January 5, 2011
Nearly 2,000 people - about half of them firefighters and emergency personnel - gathered in Enderby, B.C., on Thursday to honour a local volunteer firefighter who died battling a fierce blaze last week.
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Dry December primes B.C. slopes for avalanches
December 30, 2011
Mountain passes ranging all the way from the B.C. coast to the Alberta border are on high alert against avalanches – but the real danger comes when the winter snowstorms end, a senior forecaster says.
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B.C. volunteer firefighter killed in blast was young newlywed
December 29, 2011
Volunteer firefighters in Enderby, a tight-knit community of about 3,000, responded to a fire at a business that builds log homes when an explosion ripped apart a shed, killing one firefighter and injuring another
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MP expresses outrage at border crossing cuts
December 21, 2011
A leaked document obtained by Atamanenko from NDP International Trade and US-Canada Border Services Critic Brian Masse lists Nelway (south of Salmo), Cascade (south of Christina Lake), Midway and Chopaka (south of Keremeos and Osoyoos) as all slated for closure or reduction in services.
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IN DEPTH
'Dead' pine forests very much alive
"We've often tried to manage it like a factory in which we can optimize production. Instead, we need to recognize it's an ecosystem, a portfolio of ecosystems that's more like an investment portfolio."
ALSO: The environmental costs of B.C.'s logging war on pine beetles
B.C. should cap gas sector growth, report says
The report describes B.C.'s pursuit of shale gas development, including exclusive access to water and lax regulations for greenhouse gas emissions, as 'reckless.'
SEE ALSO:
Shale gas subsidies threaten BC water supply: CCPA report
B.C. government's plan to construct three LNG plants counters CO2 reduction efforts
A Fracking Disaster in the Making: Report
Fracking tests near Blackpool 'likely cause' of tremors
France Cancels Shale-Gas Permits Over Fracking Impasse
Albertan, Tired of Her Tap Water Catching Fire, Sues
Natural gas fracking reviews launched
BC gov must rein in shale gas industry, says enviro group
Critics slam B.C. government plan to report on fracking activity
Fracking Operations Cause Thousands of Earthquakes in Arkansas
Unlike BC, Wyoming Won't Allow Fracking Secrets
Down the Drain Goes Public's Right to Know about Fracking
The U.S. has one-fifth the shale gas once projected
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Mountain Caribou Project - a coalition of about ten environmental organizations - says the protections are insufficient
BC INTERIOR PUBLIC EVENTS
Music Festivals:
Kimberley Oldtime Accordion Championships
Arts on the Fly - Horsefly
Whatshan Lake
Cottonwood - Fort St. James
Starbelly Jam - Crawford Bay
Nakusp
Kispiox
Bonfire Music Festival - Birken
Artswells Barkerville
Lac La Hache
Fairs, exhibitions & Farm Shows: Jul-Aug 2011
Other BC Interior Events
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Atlas of BC plants
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Sustainability at Home
For further BC Interior information, we recommend:
Wikipedia: British Columbia Interior
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