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For those who live in the interior of British Columbia, visitors to the area and interested browsers: simple and easy-to-find information and access, balanced with a little insight and some BC images. Our one regional page - on the South Cariboo - could expand, depending on our time and your interest.

TRAVEL, WEATHER, DIRECTORY

TRAVEL
BC Road Reports
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 Program
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: Jasper - Pr. Rupert

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WEATHER
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Public weather warnings for BC Public weather warnings
Wind chill hazards Wind chill hazards
BC Weather by Region/City BC Weather by Region/City
Western Canada satellite weather view Western Canada satellite view
BC River levels BC River levels
Sunrise/Sunset Calculator Sunrise/Sunset Calculator

WEBCAMS Webcams for interior British Columbia
100 Mile House
Kamloops
Lillooet
Mt. Begbie Summit
Nelson
Prince George (UNBC)
Revelstoke
Spences Bridge
Tatla Lake

DIRECTORY - PHONE
Public Avalanche Bulletin Public 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
(Mon-Fri 7:30am - 5:00 pm)
Enquiry BC ICBC - Report a claim: 1 800 910-4222

DIRECTORY - WEB
British Columbia (First) Nations British Columbia (First) Nations
Canada 411 - people, businesses Canada 411: people, businesses
Canadian Avalanche Association BC avalanche forecast
Fisheries Act violations Fisheries Act violations
Interior Health Authority Interior Health Authority
BC MLA Finder MLA Finder
BC Open Fire Regulations Open Fire Regulations
Provincial Emergency Program Provincial Emergency Program
Recycling: ReturnIt depots Recycling: ReturnIt depots
Wildfire advice and information Wildfire advice and information
BC Ministry of Forests - Fire Danger Map Wildfire danger map

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Wildfires in British Columbia Interactive Map: 2008 Wildfires in British Columbia
Wildfires in British Columbia Open Fire Bans

BC INTERIOR NEWS

New interior health website for doctor recruitment launched
August 27, 2008
In an effort to reveal the benefits of living and working in B.C.’s Interior to doctors across Canada and around the world, Interior Health has launched a new website designed to help showcase local communities.
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Grim future for local health care
August 25, 2008
The future of health care in our rural communities is changing, and not necessarily for the better, was the message delivered at last week’s forum in Cache Creek.
Full story

Listeriosis case confirmed in B.C. Interior
August 25, 2008
A case tied to the Canada-wide outbreak of the food-borne illness listeriosis has been discovered in Cranbrook, British Columbia health officials confirmed Monday.
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Environmental groups hope to add shoreline to provincial park
August 23, 2008
The Land Conservancy of B.C. and the The Valhalla Foundation for Ecology & Social Justice, part of the Valhalla Wilderness Society, are in negotiations to buy up a stretch of shoreline on Slocan Lake on the southern boundary of Valhalla Provincial Park.
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Last doctors quit Interior town
August 23, 2008
Andrew Neuner, chief operating officer for the Thompson-Cariboo-Shuswap region in the Interior Health Authority, spoke after the last two physicians in Ashcroft announced Thursday they were leaving.
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Owens-Illinois closes B.C. facility; 3rd Canadian plant closure this year
August 22, 2008
Owens-Illinois Inc. said it will shut its bottle-making plant in Lavington, B.C., by the end of October, putting 300 people out of work.
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B.C.'s blueberry blues
August 22, 2008
The area in which the resort is to be built also happens to be among the best areas for picking berries, as well as a spiritually important region.
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Burn victim dies, 2 still missing in Prince George hotel fire
August 20, 2008
A man critically burned in Tuesday's hotel fire in Prince George, B.C., died Wednesday morning, while two people believed to be inside the building when the fire broke out are still unaccounted for.
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Lightning sparks fires in B.C. Interior
August 18, 2008
Small fires are scattered "from the [U.S.] border west of Osoyoos all the way up in through Penticton and Kelowna, as well as up through Douglas Lake into Westwold to Falkland and up into the Salmon Arm area," said Jeanne Rucker, fire information officer at the Kamloops Fire Centre.
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90 stations in B.C., Alta., could run dry due to Petro-Can shutdown
August 15, 2008
Up to 90 stations in the interior of British Columbia and Alberta could run dry over the course of the shutdown of local Petro-Canada's refinery, said company spokeswoman Kelli Stevens.
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Helicopter crashes in northern B.C.
August 13, 2008
Safety board spokesman Bill Yearwood told CBC News the pilot is thought to have been the only person on board the aircraft when it went down about 40 kilometres northeast of Terrace, B.C.
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Surging B.C. glacier threatens to block Alsek River
August 13, 2008
A glacier in northern British Columbia is surging into the Alsek River, which runs through the Yukon, raising concerns of flooding in Alaska.
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Kelowna rabbit exterminators call for RCMP protection
August 13, 2008
City forester Ian Wilson said the pest control company is concerned because it's now being threatened with violence and people at the firm have spoken to the RCMP to request protection.
Full story

Push on to extend Cache Creek landfill
August 12, 2008
The operator of the Cache Creek Regional Landfill is proposing to nearly triple the capacity of the dump to solve Metro Vancouver's looming garbage glut.
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OPINION: B.C.'s forests can lead fight against climate change
Surprisingly, as bad as things are, B.C.'s forest industry has before it one of the greatest opportunities in more than a generation, an opportunity that will benefit our entire province.- Ric Slaco, Vancouver Sun

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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 habitat protected

BC INTERIOR PUBLIC EVENTS
Pemberton Festival Pemberton Festival: Jul.25-27
Williams Lake Stampede Williams Lake Stampede: Jul.27-30
Grizfest Music Festival - Tumbler Ridge Grizfest Music Festival - Tumbler Ridge: Aug.2-3.
Bulkley Valley Exhibition - Smithers Bulkley Valley Exhibition - Smithers, Aug.21-24.
Interior Provincial Exhibition & Stampede - Armstrong Interior Provincial Exhibition & Stampede - Armstrong, Aug.29-Sep.2.

7 Summits Bike & Hike Challenge, Wells 7 Summits Bike & Hike Challenge, Wells: Sep.14

BC REFERENCES
Bear Aware British Columbia
Atlas of BC plants Atlas of BC plants
BC Government BC Government
British Columbia Interior books B C Interior BooksB C Interior Books
BC Treaty Commission BC River levels
BC School Holidays BC School Holidays
BC Treaty Commission BC Treaty Commission
Biodiversity and wildlife Biodiversity & wildlife
Birding in BC Birding in BC
BC blogs BC Blogs
Cariboo birds Cariboo birds
Farners Markets in BC Farmers Markets in BC
Grasslands in BC Grasslands in BC
Invasive plants Invasive plants
Kamloops Inside Out - Blog Kamloops Inside Out - Blog
Mountain Pine Beetle Mountain Pine Beetle
Mosquito Deterrents and Repellants Mosquito Deterrents and Repellants

IN and BEYOND BC
Freecycling Canada Freecycling Canada - give and receive locally.

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Wikipedia: British Columbia Interior

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