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B.C. braces for intense wildfire season; northeast region most at risk

Provincial Emily Joveski -
Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says British Columbia is hoping for the best this wildfire season but is preparing for the worst.

B.C. backs bodies battling bothersome botanicals

Environment My Kootenay Now Staff -
May is Invasive Species Action Month, and the B.C. government is helping kick off the occasion by funding local...

Kootenay forestry manufacturers get a boost

Kootenay News My Kootenay Now Staff -
More jobs and opportunities for innovation are heading to the Kootenays with two forestry-sector manufacturers receiving over $9.25 million...

Firefighters gather to train in Penticton ahead of wildfire season

Provincial My Kootenay Now Staff -
Hundreds of firefighters from across BC attended the Wildfire Resiliency and Training Summit in Penticton ahead of the 2025...

Major forestry conference kicks off today

Provincial My Kootenay Now Staff -
Over 600 delegates are in Prince George for the BC Council of Forest Industries Conference taking place at the...

Kootenay communities receive provincial wildfire and fibre supply grants

Kootenay News My Kootenay Now Staff -
Castlegar, Creston, Harrop, Kimberley and Nelson will receive provincial funding for projects aimed at wildfire risk reduction and increasing...

B.C. and California working to address softwood lumber trade disputes

Provincial My Kootenay Now Staff -
B.C.’s Ministry of Forests and the California Building Industry Association are engaged in talks to reaffirm cooperation and discuss...

Former BC labour minister among those named to new softwood lumber council

Provincial My Kootenay Now Staff -
A new council to advance British Columbia’s interests in the long-standing softwood lumber dispute with the United States has...

Over one million hectares burned by wildfires in BC this year: BC Government

Provincial My Kootenay Now Staff -
The BC Government says 1,688 wildfires burned around 1.08 million hectares in the province this year. More than 70 per...

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Crime declines in downtown Trail

City of Trail
The move of the temporary homeless shelter to Riverside Dr has reduced the amount crime in downtown Trail.

Updated: Search warrant yields firearms, drugs, cash and stolen property

RCMP
The Highway 3B between Warfield and Rossland is now re-opened in both directions.

Canada Infrastructure Bank backs B.C. Ferries’ China-built vessels with $1B loan

Provincial
The Canada Infrastructure Bank is providing B.C. Ferries an additional $1 billion in low-interest loans to support service upgrades – including the purchase of four new vessels from a Chinese shipyard.

No injuries after early morning blast outside MLA Bowinn Ma’s Vancouver office

Provincial
North Vancouver RCMP say no one was injured in an early morning explosion outside an office building in North Vancouver.

Rustad faces leadership vote as B.C. Conservatives feud with splinter group

Provincial
About 9,000 B.C. Conservative Party members are eligible to cast votes this summer in a leadership review of B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad.
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