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TRAVEL

BC Road Reports
Drive BC Northern Interior weather Drive BC Northern Interior weather map
Drive BC Southern Interior weather map Drive BC Southern Interior weather map
Gas prices in BC Gas prices in BC
BC distance calculator BC distance calculator
ICBC - find an office ICBC - find an office
Wildlife Collision Prevention Program Wildlife Collision Prevention
Winter Driving Winter Driving
Inland ferry schedules Inland ferry schedules
Greyhound - schedules, fares Greyhound: schedules, fares
Pacific Coastal Airlines Pacific Coastal Airlines
Via Rail: Jasper to Prince Rupert Via Rail: Rockies and Pacific


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WEATHER
Winter through the Window. Click to see large image
Flood season safety tips
Public weather warnings for BC Public weather warnings
BC Weather by Region/City BC Weather by Region/City
BC Air quality BC Air quality
River Forecast Centre River Forecast Centre
Western Canada satellite weather view Western Canada satellite view
Sunrise / Sunset Calculator Sunrise/Sunset Calculator

Webcams for interior British ColumbiaWEBCAMS
Drive BC Highway cameras
108 Mile Ranch
Kamloops
Nelson
Prince George (UNBC)
Tatla Lake

Satellite tracker

BC Interior phone directoryDIRECTORY
Public Avalanche Bulletin Avalanche Bulletin: 1 800 667 1105
Report a BC forest fire Report forest fire: 1 800 663-5555
*5555 on most cell-phones
Wildlife help Wildlife help: 1 800 663-9453
Enquiry BC Enquiry BC: 1 800 663-7867
Health services information and health/medical advice BC HealthLink BC: 811
ICBC - report a claim ICBC - Report a claim: 1 800 910-4222
BC road conditions BC Road Conditions: 1-800-550-4997

BC interior web directoryDIRECTORY - WEB
Canadian Avalanche Association Avalanche forecast
British Columbia (First) Nations British Columbia (First) Nations
Canada 411 - people, businesses Canada 411 People, businesses
British Columbia post codes Postcodes BC
Enquiry BC Enquiry BC Access to services
Interior Health Authority Interior Health Authority
NH Connections: Low-cost transportation to out-of-town medical appointments NH Connections Medical transport
BC MLA Finder MLA Finder
Ombudsman BC Ombudsman
BC Open Fire Regulations Open Fire Regulations
Provincial Emergency Program Provincial Emergency Program
BC Interior radio stations Radio Stations
Recycling: ReturnIt depots Recycling: ReturnIt depots
Recycle cellphones Recycle cellphones
Wildfire advice and information Wildfire advice and information


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BC avalanche bulletins BC avalanche bulletins
Water Supply and Snow Survey Bulletin Water Supply and Snow Survey Bulletin

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.
Full Story

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.
Full Story

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.
Full Story

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.
Full Story

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
Full Story

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.
Full Story


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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BC ONLINE NEWS
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BC politics web site The Tyee
BC online newspapers BC online newspapers

BROADCAST MEDIA
CBC BC Schedules CBC Schedules for BC
CBC British Columbia CBC British Columbia
Knowledge Network Schedule Knowledge Network

Mountain Caribou habitat protected
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


BC REFERENCES
Atlas of BC plants Atlas of BC plants
BC Government BC Government
British Columbia Interior books BC Interior BooksBC Interior Books
BC School Holidays BC School Calendar
BC Treaty Commission BC Treaty Commission
Bear Aware BC Bear Aware BC
Birding in BC Birding in BC
BC blogs BC Blogs
Cariboo birds Cariboo birds
Serving BC's northern communities e Northern BC
Farmers Markets in BC Farmers Markets in BC
Freecycling Canada Freecycling BC - give, receive locally.
Grasslands in BC Grasslands in BC
Invasive plants Invasive plants
Mountain Pine Beetle Mountain Pine Beetle
Mosquito Deterrents and Repellants Mosquito Deterrents/Repellants
Sustainability in the home Sustainability at Home

For further BC Interior information, we recommend:
Wikipedia: British Columbia Interior


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