8 hours Second full day of Highway 4 shutdown has communities strained Amid the turmoil, officials are calling for kindness and calm. The supply chain is not broken, it has just slowed down. Skye Ryan reports.
10 hours Cameron Bluffs fire slows in growth, moves away from Cameron Lake The Coastal Fire Centre says the Cameron Bluffs fire east of Port Alberni is still out of control though it's growth has slowed.
11 hours Island's west coast impacted by Highway 4 closure but communities remain open for business Rationing is in effect at Ucluelet and Tofino gas stations, limiting customers to 30-litres or sixty dollars of gas.
11 hours Highway 4 Detour to be closed for several hours Friday The detour getting drivers around the Highway 4 closure will be shut down for several hours Friday. Starting at 1 p.m., travel on the detour will be prohibited until 9 p.m., as crews will be[...]
12 hours Vancouver Island University student drowns at Westwood Lake Emergency services were called out to Westwood Lake when a swimmer went under the water while swimming to a nearby dock and failed to resurface. Police say the call came in around 8 p.m. Bystanders[...]
14 hours Driver on Trans-Canada Highway goes off road, flips onto Burnside Road W A mechanical issue resulted in a driver on the Trans-Canada Highway veering off-road and landing on Burnside Road West below the highway Thursday afternoon. Cst. Markus Anastasiades with Saanich Police says as the driver was[...]
14 hours Wildfire triggers evacuation order for Tumbler Ridge, B.C. VANCOUVER — An immediate evacuation order has been issued for residents of the British Columbia District of Tumbler Ridge, a community of 2,400 people in northeastern B.C, due to the threat posed by an encroaching wildfire. More to come.
15 hours Lower Johnson building up for redevelopment; one heritage designation to be removed Two buildings on Lower Johnson Street are up for redevelopment, which would result in one of the two losing its heritage designation.
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